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15 Cards in this Set
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crucial, central, something around which things revolve
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pivotal
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marked by abundant production or offspring
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prolific
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the most perfect example of
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quintessential
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a rule or principle to guide conduct
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precept
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to soothe, to appease with concessions
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placate
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to make impossible, to shut out, to bar
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preclude
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emotionally moving
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poignant
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limited in outlook, narrow in ideas
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provincial
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dull, unimaginative, lacking excitement
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prosaic
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a powerful argument to defend a thesis
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polemic
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believable
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plausible
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showy, self-important, make unjustifiable claims to excellence
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pretentious
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careful, cautious
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prudent
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to put an end to, to squelch, to calm
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quell
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pleasantly old-fashioned, picturesque
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quaint
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