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85 Cards in this Set
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erudition
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deep, extensive learning
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husbandry
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application of scientific principles to agriculture, esp. to animal breeding
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didactic
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instructive
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euphemism
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a mild, indirect, or vague term substituting for a harsh, blunt or offensive term
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extrapolate
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to infer or estimate by extending or projecting known information
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pedantic
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excessively concerned with book learning and formal rules
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insinuate
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to introduce or communicate stealthily
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perspicacious
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shrewd; clear-sighted
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rhetoric
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the art of using language effective and persuasively
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acumen
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quickness, accuracy, and keenness of judgment or insight
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adroit
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dexterous; deft
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ascertain
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to find out, as through investigation or experimentation
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astute
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shrewd; clever
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circumspect
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careful; prudent; discreet
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pragmatic
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practical
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precocious
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exhibiting unusually early intellectual aptitude or maturity
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prospectus
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formal proposal
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abstruse
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difficult to understand
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convoluted
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intricate; complex
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enigma
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a puzzle, mystery, or riddle
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reticent
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inclined to keep silent; reserved
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staid
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unemotional; serious
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arcane
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known or understand by only a few
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derivative
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something that comes from another source
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esoteric
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intended for or understood by only a small group
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gaffe
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a clumsy social error; a faux pas
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insular
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isolated; narrow or provincial
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potentate
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one who has the power and position to rule over others; monarch
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censure
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to issue official blame
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denounce
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to condemn openly
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relinquish
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to retire from; give up or abandon
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renounce
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to give up (a title, for example) especially by formal announcement
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vituperative
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marked by harshly abusive condemnation
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conciliatory
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appeasing; soothing; showing willingness to reconcile
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exonerate
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to free from blame
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incontrovertible
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indisputable; not open to question
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indict
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to officially charge with wrongdoing or crime
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litigious
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prone to engage in lawsuits
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partisan
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devoted to our biased in support of a party, group, or cause
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parity
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equality, as in amount, status, or value (ant: disparity)
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rectitude
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moral uprightness; righteousness
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remiss
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lax in attending to duty; negligent
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repudiate
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to reject the validity or authority of
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scrupulous
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principled, having a strong sense of right and wrong; conscientious and exacting
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solicitous
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concerned
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vindicate
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to free from blame
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chicanery
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trickery
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obsequious
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fawning and servile
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sycophant
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insincere, obsequious flatterer
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altruism
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unselfish, concern for the welfare of others; selflessness
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eminent
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distinguished; prominent
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extol
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to praise highly
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magnanimous
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courageously or generously noble in mind and heart
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expurgate
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to remove objectionable
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extirpate
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to destroy
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stymie
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to thwart or stump
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abase
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to lower in rank, prestige, or esteem
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deride
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to mock contemptuously
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disparage
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to speak of negatively
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effrontery
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brazen boldness; presumptuousness
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impugn
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to attack as false or questionable
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vex
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to annoy or bother; to perplex
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vindictive
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disposed to seek revenge; revengeful; spiteful
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bombastic
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given to pompous speech or writing
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ebullience
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intense enthusiasm
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exorbitant
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exceeding all bounds, as of custom or fairness
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flagrant
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extremely or deliberately shocking or noticeable
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gratuitous
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given freely; unearned; unneccessary
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opulent
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displaying great wealth
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amalgam
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a combination of diverse elements
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inundate
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to overwhelm as if with a flood; to swamp
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multifarious
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diverse; various
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multiplicity
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state of being various or maniful; a great number
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palliative
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relieving or soothing the symptoms of a disease or disorder without effecting a cure
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felicitous
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admirably suited; apt
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belie
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to misrepresent
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debunk
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to expose
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duplicitous
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deliberately deceptive
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specious
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having the ring of truth or plausibility but actually false
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ambivalent
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simultaneously feeling opposing feelings; uncertain
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capricious
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impulsive and unpredictable
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erratic
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markedly inconsistent
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impetuous
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suddenly and forcefullye nergetic or emotional; impulsive and passionate
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impetus
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an impelling force or stimulus
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flog
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to decline in vigor or strength; to tire; to droop
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