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28 Cards in this Set
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laconic (adj)
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disposed to using few words
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spartans - spoke little
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succinct (adj)
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spoken or written precisely
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brusque (adj)
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rudely abrupt
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schism (n)
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a division into political factions
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cis - cut
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perjure (v)
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to lie under oath
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prudent (adj)
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using good judgement
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(prudentia- knowledge
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adjure (v)
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to command solenmly
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adjudge (v)
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to determine based upon law
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ad - to jud - judge
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acumen (n)
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keenness of judgement
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acus - sharp
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grandiloquent (adj)
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speaking in a pompous manner
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elocution (n)
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expressive delievery of public speech
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discursive (adj)
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straying from topic
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dis - away
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ingratiate (v)
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to put into good favor with another
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in - in
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gratis (adj)
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free of charge
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fickle (adj)
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likely to change opinion
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revamp (v)
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to revise
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hackeneyed
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overused
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mundane (adj)
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typical
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mund - world
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prosaic *adj)
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unimaginative
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insipid (adj)
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uninteresting
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magnanmous (adj)
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noble of heart
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sanguine (adj(
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cheerfully optimistic
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recalcitrant (adj)
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stubbornly resistant to authority
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querulous (adj0
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disposed to complaining
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dolorous (adj)
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marked by or expressive of sorrow or pain
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animosity (adj)
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hostility
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pussillanimous (adj)
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cowardly
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lassitude (n)
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feeling of weakness
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