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32 Cards in this Set
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acuity
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sharpness
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delineate
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to portray, sketch or dercribe in accurate and vivid detail
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delineate
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to represent pictorially
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depraved
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marked by evil and corruption, devoid of moral principles
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enervate
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to weaken or lessen the mental, moral or physical vigor of
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enervate
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enfeeble, hamstring
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esoteric
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intended for or understood by only a select few, private, secret
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fecund
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fruitful in offspring or vegetaion
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fecund
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intellectually productive
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fiat
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an arbitrary order or decree
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fiat
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a command or act of will or consiousness
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figment
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a fabrication of the mind
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figment
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an arbitrary notion
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garner
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to acquire as the result of effort
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garner
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to gather and store away, as for future use
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hallow
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ti set apart as holy or sacred, sanctify, consecrate
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hallow
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to honor greatly, revere
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idiosyncrasy
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a peculiarity that serves to distinguish or identify
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ignominy
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shame and disgrace
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mundane
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earthly, worldly, relating to practical and materials affairs
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mundane
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concerned with what is ordinary
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nuance
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a subtle or slight variation (as in color, meaning, quality, delicate gradation or shade of difference
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overweening
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conceited, presumptuous
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overweening
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excessive, immoderate
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penchant
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a strong attraction or inclination
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reputed
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according to reputaion or general belief
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reputed
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having widespread acceptance and good reputation
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reputed
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alleged
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sophistry
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reasoning that seems plausible but is acutally unsound
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sophistry
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a fallacy
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sumptuous
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costly, rich, magnificent
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ubiquitous
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present or existing everywhere
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