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20 Cards in this Set
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Acuity |
sharpness (particularly of the mind or senses) |
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Delineate |
To portray, sketch, or describe in accurate and vivid detail; to represent pictorially. |
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Depraved |
Marked by evil and corruption, devoid of moral principles. |
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Enervate |
to weaken or lessen the mental, moral, or physical vigor of; enfeeble hamstring |
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Esoteric |
intended for or understood by only a select few, private, secret. |
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Fecund |
Fruitful in offspring or vegetation; intellectually productive. |
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Fiat |
An arbitrary order or decree; a command or act of will or consciousness |
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Figment |
a fabrication of the mind; an arbitrary notion |
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Garner |
to acquire as the result of effort; to gather and store away, as for future use. |
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Hallow |
To set apart as holy or sacred, sanctify, consecrate; to honor greatly, revere |
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Idisyncrasy |
a peculiarity that serves to distinguish or identify |
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Ignominy |
shame and disgrace |
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Mundane |
earthly, worldly, relating to practical and material affairs; concerned with what is ordinary |
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Nuance |
A subtle or slight variation (as in color, meaning, quality), delicate gradation or shade difference |
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Overweening |
Conceited, presumptuous; excessive, immoderate |
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Penchant |
A strong attraction or inclination |
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Reputed |
according to reputation or general belief; having widespread acceptance and good reputation; alleged |
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Sophistry |
reasoning that seems plausible but is actually unsound; a fallacy |
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Sumptuous |
Costly, rich, magnificent |
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Ubiquitous |
present or existing everywhere |
