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25 Cards in this Set
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manifest
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clear, evident; to show plainly; list of cargo
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minutiae
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small or tivial details
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moratorium
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suspension
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moribound
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dying, on the way out
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motif
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principle idea, feature, theme
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mundane
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earthly, wordly, relating to practicle affairs
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mutable
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fickle, able to change
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nascent
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budding, begining to exist
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neophyte
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a new convert, rookie
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obsequious
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excessively submissive, fawning, servile
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shambles
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slaughterhouse
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slough
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to cast off, discard
shed, slog take on, acquire, assume |
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sophistry
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a fallacy, reasoning that seems plausible but is actually untrue
specious, reasoning |
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sumptuous
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costly, rich
lavish, splended skimpish, meager, stingy |
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tyro
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a begginer, novice
neophyte vetran |
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ubiquitous
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present or existing everywhere
omnipresent, universal limited |
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vacillating
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to swing idecisively from one idea or course of action to another
seesaw, oscillate perservere |
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verbiage
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wordiness, language that is too wordy
verbosity, jargon, diction |
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visionary
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not practical, lacking in realism
utopian, idealistic, impractical realistic, practical |
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vituperative
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harshly abusive, severely scolding
abusive flattering |
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winnow
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to delete, get rid of something unwanted
sift, strain |
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seraphic
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angelic, heavenly, celestial
cherubic devilish, impic |
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saturine
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of gloomy or surly disposition, cold or sluggish in mood
sullen, morose lighthearted, cheerful, vivacious |
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rudiments
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the earliest stages of anything
fundamentals, basics |
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rife
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common, prevalent, widespread, happening often
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