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26 Cards in this Set
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accolade
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aproval, praise, aknowledgement
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acquiesce
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to passively agree and not protest
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acrimonious
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bitter and sharp language or tone
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acumen
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Quickness, accuracy, and keenness of judgment or insight.
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beset
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to suround
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blatant
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loud and noisy
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bourgeois
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middle class women
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catholic
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of broad or liberal scope
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caustic
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causing a burning or stinging sensation
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censure
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strong disaproval or harsh criticism
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demagogue
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A leader who obtains power by apealing to the public
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denizen
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one that is frequently at a place
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deride
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to ridicule
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desultory
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moving from one thing to another, disconected
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emigrate
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to leave one country to settle in another
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eminent
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promenant, of high rank
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empirical
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provable by expriment
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fidelity
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Faithfulness to obligations, duties, or observances.
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finesse
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Skillful, subtle handling of a situation
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flagrant
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bad, offensive
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impetuous
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sudden and forceful energy or emotion
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impugn
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to attack as false
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incipient
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begining to exist or appear
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loquacious
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very talkative
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lucid
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-Easily understood
-Mentally sane -Translucent or transparent |
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tacit
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silent
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