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30 Cards in this Set
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Hypothetical
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based on an assumption or guess; used as a provisioal or tentative idea to guide or indirect investigation
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ignoble
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mean, low, base
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impugn
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to call into question; to attack as false
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intemperate
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immoderate, lacking in self-control; inclement
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odium
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hatred, contempt; disgrace or infamy resulting from hateful conduct
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perfidy
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faithlessness, treachery
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relegate
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to place in a lower position; to assign, refer, turn over; to banish
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squeamish
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inclined to nausea; easily shocked or upset; excessively fastidious or refined
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subservient
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subordinate in capacity or role; submissively obedient; serving to promote some end
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susceptible
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open to; easily influenced; lacking in resistance
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abate
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to make less in amount,degree, ect.; to subside, become less; to nullify; to deduct, omit
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adulation
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praise or flattery that is excessive
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anathema
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an object of intense dislike; a curse or strong denunciation (w/o article)
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astute
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shrewd, crafty, showing practical wisdom
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avarice
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a greedy desire, particularly for wealth
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culpable`
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deserving blame worthy of condemnation
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dilatory
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tending to delay or procrastinate, not prompt; intended to delay or postpone
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egregious
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conspicuous standing out from the mass (negative)
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equivocate
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to speak or act in a way that allows for more than one interpretaion; to be deliberatly vague or ambigious
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evanescent
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vanishing, soon passing away; light and airy
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irresolute
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unable to make up ones mind, hesitating
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nebulous
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cloudlike, resembling a cloud; cloudy in color, not transparent; vague, confused, indistinct
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novice
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one who is just a beginner at some activity requiring skill and experience
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penury
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extreme poverty; barrenness, insufficiency
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pretentious
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done for show, striving to make a big impression; claiming merit or position unjustifiably; making demands on ones skill or abilities ambitious
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recapitulate
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to review a series of facts; to sum up
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resuscitae
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to revive, bring back to consciousness or exsitence
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slovenly
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untidy, dirty, carelessness
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supposition
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something that is assumed or taken for granted without conclusive evidence
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torpid
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inactive, sluggish, dull
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