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15 Cards in this Set
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assiduous(adj), assiduously(adv) assiduousness(noun)
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marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application
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intransigent, intransigently (adv)
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characterized by refusal to compromise or to abandon an extreme position: uncompromising
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cogent, congently (adv)
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having power to compel or constrain, 2. appealing forcibly to the mind or reason: convincing
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specious(adj) speciously(adv), speciousness(noun)
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having deceptive attraction or allure, having a false look of truth: sophistic
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felicity(n)
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1. the quality or state of being happy: great happiness 2. something that causes happiness, 3. pleasing manner or quality
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epistemology(n) epistemological (adj)
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the study or a theory of the nature and grounds of knowledge, esp. with reference to its limits and validity
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mitigate(v)
mitigation (n) mitigative (adj) mitigator (n) |
to cause to become less harsh or hostile: mollify
2. to make less severe or painful:alleviate |
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etymology (n) -ies
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the history of a linguistic form (as a word) tracing its transmission, cognates, different forms and integral parts ect
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finagle (v)
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to obtain by indirect or involved means, 2. to obtain by trickery, to use devious or dishonest methods to achieve ones ends.
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parochial (adj)
parochially (adv) |
of or ralting to a church parish
2. confined or restricted as if within the boundaries or a parish: limited in range or scope (as to a narrow area or region) : provincial, narrow |
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satiety(n)
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the quality or state of being fed or gratifies or beyond capacity :surfiet, fullness
2. the revulsin or disgust caused by overindulgence or excess |
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sedulous (adj) sedulously (adv)
sedulousness (n) |
involving or accomplished with careful perseverance
2. diligent in application or pursuit |
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satiate (v) satiation (n)
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to satisfy (as a need or desire) fully or to excess
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perspectival (adj)
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the capacity to view things in their true relations and relative importance
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mordant (adj)
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biting or caustic in thought, manner or style, :burning, pungent
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