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40 Cards in this Set
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plausible
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can be believed; reasonable
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tangible
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can be touched
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propaganda
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information that is spread for the purpose of promoting some cause
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flout
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defy; reject
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innate
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inherited; inborn
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resonant
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echoing
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accolade
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tribute; honor; praise
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tenuous
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flimsy; not solid
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tangent
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going off the main subject
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laconic
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using few words; brief; to the point
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verbosity
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using too many words
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harangue
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noisy, attacking speech
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podium
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raised platform
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ingénue
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naïve, unsophisticated person
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subservient
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abjectly submissive; characteristic of a servant
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counterfeit
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fake; false
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detract
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take away a part from; diminish
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abstemious
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self denying; refraining from indulging
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credulous
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gullible; ready to believe anything
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spurious
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false
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labyrinth
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a maze
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fastidious
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fussy; hard to please
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renown
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fame
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epicure
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someone who appreciates good food and drink
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abasement
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humiliation; degradation
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pedestrian
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common; mundane; banal
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prosaic
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run-of-the-mill
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venial
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minor; unimportant
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paucity
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shortage
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ephemeral
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short-lived
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assiduous
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thorough; diligent
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spelunker
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a person who explores caves
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hedonist
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a pleasure seeker
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bolster
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support; prop up
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lamentation
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expression of regret or sorrow
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enhance
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improve; make better or clearer
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clemency
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mercy
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reprieve
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a respite; postponement of a sentence
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tedium
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boredom
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eccentricity
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irregular; odd
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