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36 Cards in this Set
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banal |
commonplace |
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carping |
petty, nagging criticism |
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encomium |
lavish proposal |
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invidious |
offensive, hateful, malicious |
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taciturn |
habitually silent or quite |
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tenable |
capable of being held or defended, justifiable |
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animadversion |
a comment indicating strong criticism or disapproval |
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gambit |
ploy, ruse, maneuver, strategy |
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histrionic |
theatrical, stagy |
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incendiary |
causing fires, tending to stir up strife or rebellion |
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overt |
open, not hidden, clear, obvious |
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undulate |
to move in waves, ripple, fluctuate |
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articulate |
to pronounce distinctly, expressed clearly |
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credence |
belief, mental acceptance, credit |
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distraught |
very much agitated or upset |
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feckless |
lacking in spirit and strength |
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nefarious |
wicked, deviod of moral standards |
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verbiage |
language that is too wordy |
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atrophy |
the wasting away of a body organ or tissue, degeneration |
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concord |
a state of agreement, harmony |
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exigency |
urgency, pressure |
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glean |
to gather bit by bit, collect |
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jocular |
joking, witty |
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pecuniary |
of or related to money |
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acuity |
sharpness, mind or senses |
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depraved |
evil and corruption |
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enervate |
to weaken or lessen the mental, physical vigor |
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mundane |
relating to practical, material affairs, routine |
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overweening |
conceited, excessive |
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ubiquitous |
present or existing everywhere |
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agnostiv |
a skeptic, one without faith |
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derelict |
something neglected, delinquent |
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inane |
silly, idiotic |
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indubitable |
certain, unquestionable |
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moot |
open to discussion and debate, debatable |
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surveillance |
a watch kept over a person, observation |
