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59 Cards in this Set
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analogy
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noun
likeness in some respects between things otherwise different; comparison |
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arbitrary
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adj
autocratic; despotic; tyrannical; proceeding from a whim or facy |
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arbitrate
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verb
1. decide a dispute, acting as a judge 2. submit a dispute to arbitration |
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axjiom
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noun
self-evident truth; maxim |
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axiomatic
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adj
self-evident; universally accepted as true |
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bias
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noun
opinion formed before there are grounds for it; prejudice; predilection; partiality |
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bigoted
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adj
intolerant; narrow-minded |
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bigotry
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noun
views or behavior of a bigot; narrowmindedness-intolerance |
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cogitate
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verb
think over; consider with care; ponder |
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criterion
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noun
standard; rule or test for judging |
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crux
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noun
most important point; essential part |
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deduce
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verb
derive by reasoning; infer |
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dilemma
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noun
situation requiring a choice between two equally bad alternatives |
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dogmatic
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adj
asserting opinions as if they were facts; opinionated; asserted without proof |
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eclectic
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adj
choosing ideas from various sources, selective |
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fallacious
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adj
based on erroneous idea, misleading; deceptive |
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fallible
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liable to be mistaken |
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heterodox
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adj
rejecting regularly accepted beliefs or doctrines; heretical |
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hypothetical
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adj
supposed; having the characteristics of a hypothissi |
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illusion
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noun
misleading appearance; false impression; misconception |
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indubitable
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adj
certain ; incontrovertible; indisputable |
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orthodox
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adj
generally accepted, especially in religion; conventional; approved |
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paradoxical
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adj
having the characteristics of a paradox |
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plausible
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adj
apparently trustworthy; superficially true or reasonable |
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preposterous
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adj
senseless; absurd; irrational |
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rational
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adj
1. able to think clearly 2. based on or agreeable to reason; intelligent |
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rationalize
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verb
invent excuses for one's actions, desires, failures |
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sophistry
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noun
clever but deceptive reasoning |
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specious
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adj
superficaially true, reasonable, attractive |
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specualte
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verb
1. reflect; meditate 2.buy or sell with the hope of profiting by price fluctuations |
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tenable
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adj
capable of being maintained or defended; defensible |
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amorphous
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adj
shapeless; having no definite form |
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concave
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adj
curved inward, creating a hollwo space |
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contour
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noun
outline a figure |
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distort
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verb
1. twist out of shape 2. change from the true meaning |
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malleable
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adj
1. capable of being shaped by hammering; as a metal 2. adaptable, pliant |
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rotund
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adj
1. rounded out; plump 2. full-toned |
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sinuous
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adj
bending in an dout; winding; serpentine |
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symmetrical
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adj
balanced in arrangement; capable of division by a centreal line into similar halves |
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symmetry
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noun
perfect harmony |
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grave
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deserving serious attention; weighty; momentous
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nugatory
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adj
of littel or no value; trifling |
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paltry
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adj
practiclaly worthless; piddling; trashy |
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paramoun t
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adj.
chief above others; supreme |
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relevent
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adj
bearing upon the matter in hand |
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coy
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adj
pretending to be shy |
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demure
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adj
1.falsely modest or serious 2.grave; prim |
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diffident
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adj
lackign self confidence; unduly timid; shy |
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modest
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adj
not thinking too highly of one's merits unpretentious; humble |
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modesty
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noun
freedom from conceit or vanity; humility |
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staid
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adj
settled; of quiet disposition; sedate |
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brazen
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adj
1. shameless; impudent 2. made of brass or bronze |
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egoism
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noun
excessive concern for oneself; selfishness; conceit |
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ostentatious
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adj.
done to impress others; showy; pretentious |
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overweening
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adj
thinking too highly of oneself; arrogant |
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pert
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adj
1. too free in speech or action; bold; suasy 2. lively; spirited |
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vain
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adj
1.conceited; excessively proud 2. empty; worthless 3.futile |
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vainglorious
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adj
excessively proud or boastful; elated by vanity |
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vanity
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noun
condition of being to vain about one's apperance achievements; conceit |
