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21 Cards in this Set
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equivocal
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adj. ambiguous
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erudite
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adj. learned
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fervid
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adj. ardent, zealous, hot
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opaque
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adj. dark, not transparent
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precipitate
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adj. hasty, rash, premature, sudden. V. hurl downward
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prodigal
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adj. wasteful, reckless with money, profuse
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desiccate
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v. dry up
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laudable
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adj. praiseworthy
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mitigate
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v.appease, moderate, make less in force or intensity
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pedant
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n. scholar
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pragmatic
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adj. practical
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vacillate
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v.sway, hesitate
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volatile
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adj. inconsistent,fickle, ready to vaporize
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deride
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v. ridicule, tease, make fun of
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garrulous
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adj. talkative
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misanthrope
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n. misanthropist, one who hates mankind
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ostentation
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n. showy display
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philanthropic
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adj. humanitarian, benevolent
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prevaricate
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v. lie, hide the truth, equivocate
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venerate
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v. respect, revere
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waver
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v.n. =vacillate, hesitate
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