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50 Cards in this Set
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calipers
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an instrument used to measure distances or diameters
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auguries
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an omen or prohecy
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forensic
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pertaining to debate or argument
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tentative
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not fully worked out, provisional, uncertain
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indices
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plural of index, guides
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pedantry
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act of showing off learning in a manner that is needless and unimaginative
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alloy
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a substance that is a mixture of metals
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diminution
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diminishing, reducing
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circumscribed
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restricted or limited
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ambiguous
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having more than one meaning, not clear meaning
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addendum
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something added, usually to a book
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delineation
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an outline, depiction, portrayal
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derivative
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something that comes from another thing
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fission
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splitting into parts
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evocative
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calling forth, calling to mind
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dissonance
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unrelated and harsh combination of sounds, discord
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malediction
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curse
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acuity
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sharpness of perception
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oblique
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slanting, indirect, evasive, devious, misleading
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cursory
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superficial, casual, hastily done
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articulate
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speak distinctly, expressing oneself clearly
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plethora
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superabundance, excessive amount
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astronomical
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inconceivably used to measure distances or diameters
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malapropism
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a word that is used incorrectly in a ridiculous manner
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extrapolation
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inference or prediction based on past data
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exemplary
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commendable, serving as a model
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antecedent
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something preceding a cause
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tangential
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slightly connected, divergent
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extraneous
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not essential or vital
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anthology
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an assortment or collection of selected pieces of literature or art
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empirical
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conclusion based on observation or experiment and not on theory
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hypothesize
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reach a conclusion based on an assumption, something that is not proven
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caricature
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a portrayal where features are distored, a parody
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misnomer
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misnaming, use of a wrong name
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knotty
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so complicated that it can probably not be solved
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document (verb)
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to support with references or citations
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cryptic
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mysterious, secret
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amass
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collect, gather, accumulate
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allusion
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implied or indirect referenc, hinting at
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cite
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to quote an authority
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commensurate
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equal
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incongruity
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not conforming, disagreeing, not compatible
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symmetry
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balanced proportions
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credible
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reliable and believeable
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muse
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to ponder
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iota
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very small amount
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extemporaneous
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made with little or noprepartation, not planned
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innumerable
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very many, more than can be counted
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abtstruse
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difficult to understand, recondite, concealed
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aggregate
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sum total, whole amount
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