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20 Cards in this Set
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Acuity (n) |
Sharpness, or accurate |
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Delineate (v) |
To portray, sketch, picture or describing accurately |
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Depraved (adj) |
Marked by evil or corruption, corrupt |
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Enervate (v) |
To weaken or lessen the mental, physical, or moral vigor, impaired, crippled, paralyzed |
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Esoteric (adj) |
Understood by only a few amount of people |
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Fecund (adj) |
Intellectually productive, fruitful in offspring, or vegetation |
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Fiat (n) |
An arbitrary order of deccre, a command or act of will or consciousness |
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Figment (n) |
Fabrication of the mind |
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Garner (v) |
To acquire as the result of effort, collect, accumulate, to gather and store away |
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Hallow (v) |
To set apart as holy or sacred, to honor greatly |
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Idiosyncrasy (n) |
A peculiarity that serves to distinguish or identify, quirk |
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Ignominy (n) |
Shame and disgrace, humiliation |
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Mundane (adj) |
Prosaic, earthly, worldly, relating to practical and material affairs |
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Nuance (n) |
Subtle or slight variation, shade of difference |
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Overweening (adj) |
Arrogant, conceited |
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Penchant (n) |
A strong attraction or inclination |
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Reputed (adj) |
Having widespread acceptance and good reputation, known for |
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Sophistry (n) |
Reasoning that seems plausible, but is actually unsound |
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Sumptuous (adj) |
Costly, rich, lavish, munificent |
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Ubiquitous (adj) |
Present or existing everywhere |
