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30 Cards in this Set
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Aquistive
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able to get and retain ideas or information, concerned with aquiring wealth and property
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arrogate
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to claim or take without right
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banal
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hackeneyed, commonplace
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belabor
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to work on excessively
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carping
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tending to find fault, nitpicking
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coherent
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holding or sticking together, comprehensible
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congeal
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to change from a liquid to solid: to make rigid
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emulate
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to imitate with the intent of being better
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encomium
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a formal expression of praise
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eschew
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to aviod, shun
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germane
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relevant, appropriate
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insatiable
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so great or demanding so it isnt satisfying
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intransigent
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refuse to compromsie
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invidious
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offensive, hateful
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largesse
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generosity in giving
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reconnaissance
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a survey made for military
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substantiate
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to establish by evidence
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taciturn
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doesnt talk
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temporize
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to stall for more time
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tenable
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capable of being defeated
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accost
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to approach; to speak in an aggressive way
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animadversion
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to comment indicating strong criticism
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avid
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desirous of something to the point of greed
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brackish
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having a salty taste and unpleasant to drink
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celerity
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swiftness
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devious
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acting in a shifty way
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gambit
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chesss
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halcyon
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bird: pleasent
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histrionic
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pertaining to actors and their technique
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incendiary
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light fires on purpose
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