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60 Cards in this Set
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acumen
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shrewdness, accuracy of judgement
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adjudicate
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act as a judge, referee
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anachronism
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chronological error
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apocryphal
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mythical, questionable authenticity
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disparity
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dissimilarity, inequality
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dissimulate
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hide one's true thoughts, feelings, or intentions
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empirical
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derived from experience, observation, etc.. so verifiable
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flamboyant
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brilliant/ bold, ostentatious
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fulsome
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insincere, disgusting
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immolate
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kill as a sacrifice, slay
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imperceptible
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minimal, undectable
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laceky
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flunky, servile follower
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liaison
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means of communication between 2 groups
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monolithic
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total uniformity, massive
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mot juste
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most suitable/ exact word
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nihilism
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rejection of existing laws, extreme radicalism
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patrician
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member of ruling class, aristocrat
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propitiate
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to satisfy, appease
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sic
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intentionally written so
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sublimate
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redirect the energy of
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apostate
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one who forsakes religion, party, or cause
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baravo
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display of false courage, bluster
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consensus
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agreement of opinion
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constrict
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make smaller or narrower
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dichotomy
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division, schism
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effusive
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unrestrained, lavish
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euphoria
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feelling of great happiness/ well-being, bliss
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gothic
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sinister, eerie
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impasse
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dead end, stalemate
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lugubrious
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sad, mournful, gloomy, dismal
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metamorphosis
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complete transformation
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mystique
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aura or attitude of mystery around someone/ something
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non sequitur
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illogical reference/ conclusion
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parious
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full of danger
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punctilio
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fine point, minute detail
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quagmire
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soft, bog, soggy
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quixotic
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romantically idealistic, impractical
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raconteur
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person who tells stories with great skill
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sine qua non
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necessity
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vendetta
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prolonged feud, rivalry
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apposite
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appropriate, suitable
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augur
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prophet, predict
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bilk
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cheat, swindle, thwart
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charisma
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appeal, charm
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debilitate
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make weak or feeble
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execrable
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detestable, hateful
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impinge
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strike against or collide, make an impression upon
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labyrinth
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bewildering maze, tangle
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narcissism
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self-love, vanity
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niggardly
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stingy, penny-pinching
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pastiche
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medley, hodgepodge
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precarious
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uncertain, unsure
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rapport
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close/ harmonious relationship
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utilitarian
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practical, functional
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vacuous
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devoid of matter, erratic
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viable
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workable, cabable of living under normal circumstances
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xenophobia
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fear of foreigners
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zany
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clownish or funny in a crazy way
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zealot
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fanatic, extremist
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vagary
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unpredictable action, whim
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