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20 Cards in this Set
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alacrity
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(n.) eagerness, speed
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brusque
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(adj.) short, abrupt, dismissive
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cursory
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(adj.) brief to the point of being superficial
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fallacious
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(adj.) incorrect, misleading
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incontrovertible
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(adj.) indisputable
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laconic
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(adj.) terse in speech or writing
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malevolent
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(adj.) wanting harm to befall others
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myriad
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(adj.) consisting of a very great number
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obfuscate
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(v.) to render incomprehensible
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plethora
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(n.) an abundance, excess
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polemic
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(n.) an aggressive argument against a specific opinion
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quixotic
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(adj.) idealistic, impractical
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ribald
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(adj.) coarsely, crudely humorous
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salient
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(adj.) significant, conspicuous
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tenuous
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(adj.) having little substance or strength
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ubiquitous
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(adj.) existing everywhere, widespread
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vacuous
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(adj.) lack of content or ideas, stupid
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vitriolic
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(adj.) having a caustic quality
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wanton
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(adj.) undisciplined, lewd, lustful
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wizened
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(adj.) dry, shrunken, wrinkled
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