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20 Cards in this Set
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Acuity |
sharpness (mental or visual) |
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Braggart |
someone who boasts |
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Debunking |
exposing false claims or myths |
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Epitomized |
typified; characterised; personified |
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Hidebound |
rigid in opinions |
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Languish |
decay; fade away; get weaker |
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Obsequious |
servile; submissive |
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Polemical |
causing debate or argument |
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Restorative |
a tonic |
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Thwart |
prevent; frustrate |
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Adamant |
forceful; inflexible |
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Brawny |
muscular |
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Decathlon |
an athletic competition with ten events |
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Equivocate |
speak ambiguously; avoid telling the truth |
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Hieroglyphics |
1. picture writing; 2. writing which is difficult to read or enigmatic |
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Larceny |
theft; robbery; stealing |
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Obsession |
a dominating concern |
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Ponderous |
weighty; slow and heavy |
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Retention |
preservation; withholding |
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Timorous |
cowardly; fearful |
