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13 Cards in this Set
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Paucity
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shortage
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The third world country had a severe paucity in food
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Clemency
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mercy
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The man begged for clemency after being sentenced to death by guillotine
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Flout
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defy; reject
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He couldn't believe his son would dare to flout his authority
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Mercenary
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concerned only with money
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Ashley is mercenary and so her life has little depth
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Pedant
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person who insists on strict adherence to rules or narrow learning
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Lauren Palmer, the valedictorian, was the quintessential pedant of the class
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Venial
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minor; unimportant
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In reviewing the essay, the teacher ignored venial errors
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Assiduous
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thorough; diligent
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Pat was consistently assiduous with his stats homework
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Cogent
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lucid; well argued
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The cogent, persuasive essay earned Pat a 4.2
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Punctilious
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paying attention to small details
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In editing your writing, you should be punctilious as you expect your teacher will be in grading it
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Spurious
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false
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The lie detector revealed the person's account of their activities that night were spurious
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Milieu
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environment
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Pinel's method of therapy was to change the patient's milieu from the jail to the hospital ward
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Astute
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perceptive; sharp-witted
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Pat is astute in his observations
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Penury
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poverty
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The organization lifted many people out of penury and helped industrialize the area
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