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22 Cards in this Set
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consummate
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adj. perfect; complete; supremely skillful
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corroborate
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v. to confirm; to back up with evidence
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criterion
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n. standard; basis for judgement
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cursory
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adj. hasty; superficial
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dearth
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n. lack; scarcity
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definitive
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adj. conclusive; providing the last word
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desiccate
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v. to dry out
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dicreet
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adj. prudent; judiciously reserved
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disseminate
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v. to spread the seeds of something; to scatter; to make widely known
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dubious
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adj. full of doubt; uncertain
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eccentric
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adj. not conventional; a little kooky; irregular
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elliptical
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adj. oval; missing a word or words; obscure
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encroach
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v. to make gradual or stealthily inraods into; to trespass
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epitome
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n. a brief summary that captures the meaning of the whole; the perfect example of soemthing; a paradigm
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espouse
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v. to support; to advocate
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exonerate
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v. to free completely from blame; to exculpate
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facetious
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adj. humorous; not serious; clumsily humorous
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fervor
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n. great watch or earnestness; ardor; zeal
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forego
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v. to do without; to forbear
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genre
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n. a type or category, especially of art or writing
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hapless
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adj. unlucky
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ideology
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n. a system of social or political ideas
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