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45 Cards in this Set
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approbation
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an expression of approval; praise
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benighted
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existing in a state of moral, cultural, or intellectual darkness; unenlightened
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bourgeois
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the middle class or a member of the middle class; very concerned with middle-class values, such as respectability and material; reflecting mediocrity
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credo
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a strongly held belief; a guide to one's actions
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empirical
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based on experience or observation as opposed to theory; capable of being confirmed by observation
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eschew
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to stay away from; to shun, especially on practical or moral grounds
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expatiate
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to speak or write about in great detail; to elaborate, usually used with "on" or "upon"
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iconclast
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one who attacks established beliefs, customs, or institutions
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indigence
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an extreme level of poverty; without means of support
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laudable
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praiseworthy
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mandate
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a clear command or instruction; to require or order
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ostensible
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only seemingly so; apparent
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recalcitrant
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unwilling to accept another's authority; stubbornly defiant
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regurgitate
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to expel (partially digested food) from the stomach; to repeat mindlessly what one has learned
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risible
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provoking or causing laughter
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archaic
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related or belonging to an earlier time
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carouse
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to take part in noisy, often drunken, merrymaking
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chicanery
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clever deception through the use of misleading or confusing words or acts
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contentious
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causing or marked by argument or conflict
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dissemble
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to conceal with an intent to deceive
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egregious
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conspicuously bad; flagrant
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execrate
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to utterly abhor; to denounce as detestable
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fealty
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faithfulness; allegiance
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microcosm
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a small system that operates or develops like a larger system; a miniature world
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paroxysm
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a sudden, violent, and uncontrollable action or occurence
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pecuniary
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having to do with money
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rectitude
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high moral character
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stratagem
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a clever scheme for gaining an end
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stultify
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to render useless or ineffectual; to weaken
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vendetta
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a blood feud; a prolonged and bitter feud
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actuate
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to cause to put into mechanical motion
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brackish
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make up of a mixture of fresh water an seawater; salty water
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cognitive
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relating to mental processes such as awareness, rembering, and reasoning
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dissertation
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a lengthy, usually written discussion of a topic, often for a college or university degree
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dolorous
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causing or marked by pain, misery, or sorrow
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endemic
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widespread or peculiar to a certain place or among a certain people
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fecund
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producing or capable of producing many offspring; intellectually or artistically productive; creative
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genealogy
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the history of a family and how its members are related to one another; also the study of such family histories
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inebriated
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deprived of good sense and judgement, especially as the result of imbibing alcohol
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insidious
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seemingly harmless while actually being dangerous; trecherous or deceptive; spreading harmfully in a subtle or gradual way
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interloper
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one who intrudes on or interferes in the affairs of others
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precursor
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a person or thing that comes before and indicates the approach of another; a forerunner
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presentiment
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a feeling that something is about to occur
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ramification
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an outgrowth of a simple idea or plan; a resulting development or consequence
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torpor
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a state opf mental or physical sluggishness or inactivity
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