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20 Cards in this Set
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acerbic
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bitter and sour, severe
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acrimonious
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full of spite, bitter, nasty
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allocate
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assign, distribute
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ameliorate
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to make better or more tolerable
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arcane
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mysterious, only know to a select few
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assiduous
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hardworking, busy, dilligent
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neologism
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a new word or phrase, a new usage of the word
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obfuscate
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to darken, confuse, to make confusing
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officious
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annoyingly eager to help or advise
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pacify
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to calm down
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palpable
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capable of touched, obvious, tangible
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paradigm
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model or example
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paradox
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a true statement that nonetheless seems to contradict itself, or an untrue statement that seems logical
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pensive
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thoughtful and sad
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peremptory
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final, categorical, dictatorial
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pernicious
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deadly and extremely evil
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petulant
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rude cranky and ill-temepred
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philistine
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a smugly ignorant person with no appreciation to intellectual/artistic matters
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precept
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a rule to live by, a maxim, a principle establishing a certain action/ behavior
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preeminent
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better than enyone else, outstanding, supreme
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