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66 Cards in this Set
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ADEPT
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(adj.) very skilled, able, or proficient
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ADVOCATE
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(n.) one who acts in support or defense of a person or cause
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AESTHETIC
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(adj.) pertaining to what is considered beautiful or tasteful
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ANACHRONISM
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(n.) someone or thing out of its correct chronological or historical order
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ANECDOTE
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(n.) a short account of an interesting or humorous, often biographical, incident
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APPREHENSIVE
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(adj.) uneasy, anxious, or fearful about the future; quick to understand or learn
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ARROGANCE
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(n.) an offensive display of self-importance or superiority; overbearing pride; haughtiness
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BOORISH
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(adj.) resembling or characteristic of a boor; crude, coarse, and clumsy in behavior
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BREVITY
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(n.) the quality of being brief in time or duration; concise expression
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CATHARTIC
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(adj.) delivering catharsis; emotionally purging
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CENSURE
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(v.) to express disapproval in a strong or vehement fashion; to criticize, blame, or reprimand
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CITE
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(v.) to quote as an authority or example; to mention in support or confirmation
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COMMENDABLE
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(adj.) worthy of great praise or approval
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CONCILIATORY
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(adj.) attempting to regain goodwill through pleasantness; overcoming hostility; willing to make concessions; accommodating; appeasing
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CONSENSUS
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(n.) majority of opinion among a group; general agreement or accord
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CONSUMMATE
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(adj.) complete or perfect in every respect; supremely skilled
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CURSORY
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(adj.) preformed hastily and without attention to detail; superficial
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DEFIANT
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(adj.) boldly resisting authority or an opposing force; challenging
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DEPICT
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(v.) to represent or characterize in words, pictures, or sculpture
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DERIDE
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(v.) to laugh at in corn or treat with contempt; to ridicule
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DISPARAGE
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(v.) to speak of with disrespect; to belittle or depreciate
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DISPARITY
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(n.) lack of equality or similarity; difference
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ECLECTIC
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(adj.) selecting, employing, or comprising individual elements from a wide variety of sources
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ELABORATE
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(adj.) planned or executed with great care and attention; painstaking
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ELOQUENT
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(adj.) characterized by clear, powerful, and persuasive speech
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ELUCIDATE
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(v.) to make lucid or clear; to explain
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EMBODY
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(v.) to represent in bodily, material, or tangible form
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EQUITABLE
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(adj.) characterized by fairness and impartiality; just or reasonable
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ERRATIC
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(adj.) having no fixed or regular course; wandering; lacking consistency, or regularity; eccentric
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ETHICAL
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(adj.) being in accordance with the rules or standards for right conduct or practice; adhering to moral principles
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EXEMPLARY
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(adj.) worthy of imitation; estimable; praiseworthy
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FELICITOUS
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(adj.) well-suited for the occasion, appropriate; marked by good fortune
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FLORID
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(adj.) reddish or rosy; excessively ornate or flowery
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FOSTER
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(v.) to promote the growth or development of; cultivate; nurture
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HOLISTIC
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(adj.) emphasizing the importance of the whole and the interdependence of parts, as opposed to separation into parts
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IDIOSYNCRASY
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(n.) a habit, mannerism, or characteristic that is peculiar
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INEFFABLE
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(adj.) defying expression or description; inexpressible
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INTEMPERATE
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(adj.) given to or characterized by excessive indulgence; not moderate or restrained
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IRREVERENT
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(adj.) showing lack of due respect; impertinent; satirical
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LAMENT
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(v.) to feel or express grief or regret; to mourn for
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LAUDATORY
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(adj.) containing or expressing priase
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LUCID
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(adj.) clear; rational; sane; easily understood
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MAGNANIMOUS
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(adj.) generous in forgiving; unselfish; free of resentment or vindictiveness
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MOCK
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(v.) to ridicule; to imitate or mimic; to defy
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MUNDANE
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(adj.) common or ordinary; pertaining to the world, secular
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NAIVE
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(adj.) unaffected; unsophisticated; inexperienced; having an unaffected style
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NEFARIOUS
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(adj.) wicked; infamous; villainous
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NOSTALGIA
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(n.) a longing for a former place or time; something that displays nostalgia
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NOVEL
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(adj.) new; different
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OBSTINATE
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(adj.) stubborn; inflexible; not easily overcome
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PARTISAN
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(adj.) devoted to or biased in support of a party, group, or cause
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PESSIMISTIC
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(adj.) gloomy; having a negative outlook; expecting the worst
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PRAGMATIC
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(adj.) practical; dealing with actual facts or occurrences
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PROSAIC
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(adj.) commonplace; dull; lacking in imagination
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QUELL
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(v.) to suppress; to put an end to; to pacify
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REFUTE
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(v.) to prove to be false; to prove a person to be in error; to deny
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RHETORICAL
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(adj.) used for style or effect only; having to do with rhetoric; bombastic
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SANGUINE
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(adj.) optimistic, hopeful or confident; reddish; bloody
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SOLICITOUS
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(adj.) anxious or concerned; careful; eager
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SOMBER
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(adj.) dark; dimly lit; gloomy or depressing
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SPECULATE
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(v.) to think or reflect; to conjecture; to engage in a risky business practice in the expectation of a quick or large profit
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SUPERFLUOUS
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(adj.) more than sufficient; extra; unnecessary or needless
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TENACIOUS
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(adj.) persistent or stubborn; holding fast; holding together; sticky or adhesive
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VENERATE
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(v.) to regard or treat with reverence
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VINDICATE
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(v.) to clear of accusation or suspicion; to defend, maintain, or avenge
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ZEALOUS
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(adj.) filled with or motivated by zeal; enthusiastic
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