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15 Cards in this Set
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alienate
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to cause hostility or indifference where love or interest formerly existed
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allege
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to claim that something is true without offering any proof
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anecdote
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a brief account of some amusing or intreseting incident
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arbitrary
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subject to be determined by the one's judegement, random or given to willful decisions or demands: tyrannical
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articulate
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to pronounce distintly; to express well in words or expressed clearly and forcefully
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connoisseur
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something with informed or discriminating judgment, especially in matters of the arts
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consensus
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general agreement in feeling or belief
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corroborate
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to confirm the truth or accuracy
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delinquent
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a person who fails to perform a duty or neglectful of a duty or an obligation
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devoid
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empty; lacking
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dexterous
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skillful in using one's hands or mind; clever
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dilapidated
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fallen into disrepair through neglect
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dilatory
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inclined to put things off; intended to postpone
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disparity
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difference or inequality
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effrontery
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shameless boldness
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