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15 Cards in this Set
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abate- v. |
subside or moderate |
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adversary- n. |
an opponent |
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anecdote- n. |
short account of an amusing or interesting event |
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ascendency- n. |
controlling influence |
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benevolent- adj. |
generous; charitable |
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charlatan- n. |
quack; pretender to knowledge |
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confound- v. |
to confuse; puzzle |
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cursory- adj. |
casual; hastily done |
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deprecate- v. |
express disapproval of; protest against; belittle |
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discredit- v. |
defame; destroy confidence in; disbelieve |
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distant- adj. |
reserved or aloof; cold in manner |
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elusive- adj. |
evasive; baffling; hard to grasp |
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esoteric- adj. |
hard to understand; known only to the chosen few |
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expertise- n. |
specialized knowledge; expert skill |
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flippant- adj. |
lacking proper seriousness |
