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87 Cards in this Set
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ASSESS
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to appraise or evaluate
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ASSIDUOUS
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sitting at something until it is finished; diligent, persistent
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INSIDIOUS
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treacherous; more dangerous than evident
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PRESIDE
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to have authority or control
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RESIDUAL
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something remaining at the end of a process
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SEDATE
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serene and dignified; settled, calm
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SEDENTARY
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marked by much sitting
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SUBSIDE
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to sink to a lower level; to become less agitated
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SUPERSEDE
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to take the place of; supplant
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CESSATION
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the act of stopping or ceasing
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CONCEDE
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to admit, often unwillingly
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EXCEED
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to be greater than; to go beyond the limits of
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INCESSANTLY
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occuring without interruption; continuously
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INTERCEDE
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to act as mediator in a dispute
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PRECEDENT
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an occurrence used as an example in dealing with simmilar cases at a later time
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RECEDE
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to move back or away from
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SECEDE
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to withdraw formally from membership
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SUCCESSION
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the act of following in order or sequence
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CONDUCIVE
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tending to bring abouta specific result
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DEDUCTIVE
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involving reasoning to draw a conclusion
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EDUCATE
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to give knowledge
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INDUCE
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to lead a person by poersuasion to an action or belief
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INDUCT
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to admit as a member
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MISCONDUCT
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behavior not conforming to prevailing standards or laws
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REDUCTION
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lessening something
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PRODUCTIVE
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producing abundantly; yielding useful results
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COLLOQUIUM
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an informal meeting to exchange view; an academic seminar
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ELOCUTION
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the art of public speaking
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INTERLOCUTOR
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one who participates in a conversation
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COLLOQUIAL
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informal, conversational language
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ELOQUENCE
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fluent and persuasive speech
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LOQUACIOUS
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extremely talkative
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SOLILOQUY
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speaking alone to oneself; a monologue
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SOMNILOQUIST
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a sleeptalker
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VENTRILOQUIST
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a person who speaks so that the sounds seems to come from elsewhere
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ADVENT
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the arrival of something
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CONTRAVENE
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to oppose in an argument
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CONVENE
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to come together
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CONVENTIONAL
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conforming to established practice; traditional
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INCONVENIENCE
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something inopportune or ill-timed
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INTERVENE
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to be in between; to interfere
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PROVENANCE
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place of origin
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SOUVENIR
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a token of remembrance; a memento
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VENTURE
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a dangerous or daring undertaking
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VENUE
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the location of a gathering
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EGREGIOUS
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outstandingly bad
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EXACERBATE
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to increase the severity of; aggravate; worsen
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ELUCIDATE
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to clarify
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ELICIT
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to bring out or evoke
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ERADICATE
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to pull up as if by the roots; to get rid of completely
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EXONERATE
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to free from blame
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EVASION
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the act of avoiding through cunning
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EXORBITANT
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exceeding appropriate limits; immoderate; excessive
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EXTOL
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to praise lavishly
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IGNORANT
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without knowledge; unaware or uninformed
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IMPARTIAL
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not biased
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IMPERTURBABLE
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unshakably calm
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IMPERVIOUS
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incapable of being affected
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IMPLACABLE
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incapable of being appeased
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INCONSPICUOUS
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not readily noticed or seen
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INEFFABLE
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incapable of being expressed in words; unutterable
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IRRESPONSIBLE
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not accountable to a higher authority
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PERCEIVE
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to become aware through the senses
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PERENNIAL
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lasting through the year
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PERFIDY
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deliberate breach of faith
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PERMEATE
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to flow or spread throughout; diffuse
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PERPETRATE
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to be guilty of; commit
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PERPETUAL
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lasting for eternity, never ending
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PERSEVERANCE
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steadfast adherence to a course of action or belief
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PERTINENT
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having some connection with the matter at hand
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PERVASIVE
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prevalent throughout
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EXPEDIENT
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useful in getting a desired result
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EXPEDITE
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to speed up the progress of
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EXPEDITION
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a journey for a definite purpose
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IMPEDE
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to obstruct or delay the progress of; to hinder
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PEDESTRIAN
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a person travelling on foot; ordinary, dull
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PEDIGREE
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a line of ancestors; lineage
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QUADRUPED
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a four-footed animal
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ASSENT
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to express agreement; concur
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INSENSITIVE
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not capable of perceiving with a sense; not responsive to the feelings of others
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NONSENSICAL
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foolish
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RESENTFUL
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full of deep hostility due to a real or imagined offense
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SENSATIONALISM
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use of material to shock, excite, or arouse curiosity
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SENSIBILITY
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ability to feel sensations; mental or emotional responsiveness towards something
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SENSORY
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relating to the senses
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SENTENTIOUS
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concise in expression; succint
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SENTIMENTAL
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extravagantly emotional; arising from emotion rather than reason
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