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20 Cards in this Set
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Acuity
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(n.) sharpness (particularly of the mind or senses)
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Delineate
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(v.) to portray, sketch, or describe in accurate and vivid detail; to represent pictorally
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Depraved
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(adj.) marked by evil and corruption; devoid of moral principles
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Enervate
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(v.) to weaken or lesson the mental, moral, or physical vigor of; enfeeble, hamstring
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Esoteric
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(adj.) intended for or understood by only a select few, private, secret
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Fecund
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(adj.) fruitful in offspring or vegetation; intellectually productive
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Fiat
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(n.) an arbitrary order or decree; a command or act of will or consciousness
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Figment
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(n.) a fabrication of the mind; an arbitrary notion
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Garner
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(v.) to acquire as a result of effort; to gather and store away, as for future use.
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Hallow
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(v.) to set apart as holy or sacred, sanctify, consecrate; to honor greatly, revere
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Idiosyncrasy
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(n.) a peculiarity which serves to distinguish or identify
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Ignominy
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(n.) shame and disgrace
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Mundane
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(adj.) earthly, worldly, relating to practical and material affairs; concerned with what is ordinary
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Nuance
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(n.) a subtle or slight variation (as in color, meaning, quality), delicate gradation or shade of difference
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Overweening
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(adj.) conceited, presumptuous; excessive, immoderate
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Penchant
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(n.) a strong attraction or inclination
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Reputed
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(adj.) according to reputation or general belief; having widespread acceptance and good reputation; alleged
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Sophistry
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(n.) reasoning that seems plausible but is actually unsound; a fallacy
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Sumptuous
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(adj.) costly, rich, magnificent
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Ubiquitous
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(adj.) present or existing everywhere
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