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20 Cards in this Set
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Acumen
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Ability to make good decisions
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Adjunct
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Make a formal judgement
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Anachronism
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Something that belongs in an inappropriate time period
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Apocryphal
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Doubtful authenticity
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Disparaity
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Large difference
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Dissimulate
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Conceal or disguise
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Empirical
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Concern with observations rather then theory
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Flamboyant
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Tending to attract attention
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Fulsome
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Flattering to an excessive degree
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Immolate
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Kill or sacrifice something by burning
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Imperceptible
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Lacking perception or insight
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Lackey
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Servant
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Lialson
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A connection or relationship with someone
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Monolithic
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Single large block of stone
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Mot Juste
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Exact inappropriate word
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Nihilism
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Rejections of all religions and moral principles
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Patrican
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Aristocrat or nobleman
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Propitate
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Regain a favor for someone by doing something that please them
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Sublimate
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Divert Modify
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Sic
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As is
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