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31 Cards in this Set
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Assiduous
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persistent; hard-working; diligent; attentive to detail
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Capacious
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large; roomy; spacious
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Copious
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in large quantity; abundant
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Criteria
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requirements or standards used to make a decision
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Decadence
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moral decay or decline
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Deride
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make fun of; ridicule
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Dilatory
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causing lateness; stalling
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Efficacy
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the ability to produce desired results
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Flaccid
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lacking firmness; soft; limp
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Hedge
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to avoid giving a clear answer, thereby escaping responsibility or blame
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Immutable
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unable to change
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Incongruous
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out of place
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Incorrigible
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impossible to correct, control, or discipline
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Ingenuous
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naive; unsophisticated; inexperienced
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Insolvent
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unable to pay bills; bankrupt
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Jaunty
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lively; perky
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Latent
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existing but inactive, such as a certain quality; dormant; invisible
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Objurgate
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scold; castigate
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Pernicious
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destructive
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Platitude
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dull, trite statement
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Prodigious
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very large
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Qualify
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to limit the meaning of a previous statement; to modify
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Ratify
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approve (by formal vote, for example); confirm
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Repudiate
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disown; reject
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Scrupulous
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very thorough; or, doing what is right and ethical
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Sententious |
short and to the point; terse |
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Specious
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having a false or misleading appearance; only seeming to be true
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Tantamount
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equal; comparable
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Torpid
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sluggish; dull; lacking enthusiasm
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Vagrant
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homeless person; wanderer
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Waive
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to voluntarily abandon a legal right; relinquish; postpone
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