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40 Cards in this Set
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acuity
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sharpness (particularly of the mind or senses; keenness
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delineate
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to portray, sketch, or describe in accurate and vivid detail; to represent pictorially; depict
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depraved
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marked by evil and corruption. devoid of moral principal; perverted, vicious, corrupt
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enervate
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to weaken or lessen the nental, moral or physical vigor of; impair, cripple, paralyze
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esoteric
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intended for or understood by only a select few, private, secret
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fecund
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fruitful in offspring or vegetation; intellectually productive; fertile
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fiat
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an arbitary order of decree; a command or act of will or consciousness
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figment
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fabrication of the mind; an arbitrary notion; creation, invention, fancy
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garner
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to acquire as the result of effort; to gather and store away, as for the future use; accumulate, collect, accrue
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hallow
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to set apart as holy or sacred, sanctify, consecrate, to honor greatly, revere; bless, venerate
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idiosyncrasy
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a peculiarity that serves to distinguish or identify; mannerism
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ignominy
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shame or disgrace; dishonor, humiliation
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mundane
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earthly, worldly, relating to preactucal and material affairs; concerned with what is ordinary; routine
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nuance
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a subtle or slight variation (as in color, meaning, quality) delicate gradation or shade of difference; shade
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overweening
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concieted, presumptuous; excessive immoderate; inflated
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penchant
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a strong attraction or inclination;
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reputed
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according to reputation or general belief; having widespread acceptance and good reputation; supposed
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sophistry
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reasoning that seems plausible but is actually unsound, a fallacy; specious reasoning
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sumptuous
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costly, rich magnificent; lavish, splendid
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ubiquitous
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present or existing everywhere; universal
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acuity
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sharpness (particulary of the mind or senses); keenness
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delineate
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to portray, sketch, or describe in accurate and vivid detail; to represent pictorially
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depreaved
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marked by evil and corruption, devoid of moral principles; perverted, vicious, corrupt
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enervate
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to weaken or lessen the mental, moral or physical vigor of; enfeeble, hamspring; impair, cripple, paralyze
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esoteric
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intended for or understood by only a select few, private, secret
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fecund
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fruitful offspring or vegetation; intellectually productive; fertile
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fiat
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an arbitrary order or decre; a command or act of will or consciousness
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figment
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a fabrication of the mind; arbitary notion; creation, invention
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garner
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to acquire as the result of effort; to gather and store away; as for future use
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hallow
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to set apart as holy or sacred, sanctify, consecrate; to honor, greatly, revere
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idiosuncrasy
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a peculiarity that serves to distinguish or identify; quirk, mannerism
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ignominy
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shame or disgrace; dishonor, humilation, disrepute
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mundane
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earthy, worldly, relating to pratical and material affairs; concerned with what is ordinary; routine
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nuance
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a subtle or slight variation (as in color, meaning, quality)delicate gradation or shade of difference
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overweening
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concieted, presumptuous; excessive immoderate; arrogant, inflated
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penchant
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a strong attraction or inclination;
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reputed
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according to reputation or general belief; having widespread acceptance and good reputation; reputable, putative, supposed
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sophistry
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reasoning that seems plausible but is actually unsound, a fallacy; specious reasoning
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sumptuous
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costly, rich, magnificent, lavish, munificent, splendid
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ubiquitous
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present or existing everywhere; universal
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