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33 Cards in this Set
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Spurious |
1) plausible but false; 2) intended to deceive |
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Sagacity |
1) the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations; 2) the trait of forming opinions by distinguishing and evaluating |
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Recalcitrant |
stubbornly resistant to authority or control |
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Querulous |
habitually complaining |
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Prosaic |
1) lacking wit or imagination, 2) not challenging; dull and lacking excitement |
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Perfidious |
tending to betray; deceitful and untrustworthy |
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Perfidious |
tending to betray; deceitful and untrustworthy |
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Iconoclast |
someone who attacks cherished ideas or traditional institutions |
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Imminent |
close in time; about to occur |
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Imminent |
close in time; about to occur |
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Eminent |
standing above others in quality or position |
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Hackneyed |
repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse |
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Austere |
1) of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; 2) practicing great self-denial; having no comforts |
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Austere |
1) of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; 2) practicing great self-denial; having no comforts |
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Brevity |
the attribute of being brief or fleeting |
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Austere |
1) of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; 2) practicing great self-denial; having no comforts |
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Brevity |
the attribute of being brief or fleeting |
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Clout |
1) (n.) (boxing) a blow with the fist; 2 (n) special advantage or influence |
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Austere |
1) of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; 2) practicing great self-denial; having no comforts |
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Brevity |
the attribute of being brief or fleeting |
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Clout |
1) (n.) (boxing) a blow with the fist; 2 (n) special advantage or influence |
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Demur |
to politely disagree; take exception to |
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Brevity |
the attribute of being brief or fleeting |
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Entrenched |
1) dug in; 2) established firmly and securely |
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Foment |
try to stir up public opinion |
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Foment |
try to stir up public opinion |
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Galvanizing |
affected by emotion as if by electricity; thrilling; creating excitement for a cause or idea |
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Galvanizing |
affected by emotion as if by electricity; thrilling; creating excitement for a cause or idea |
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Petulant |
easily irritated or annoyed, especially childishly |
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Galvanizing |
affected by emotion as if by electricity; thrilling; creating excitement for a cause or idea |
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Ramify |
1) have or develop complicating consequences; 2) grow and send out branches or branch-like structures |
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Petulant |
easily irritated or annoyed, especially childishly |
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Abject |
1) most unfortunate or miserable; 2) showing utter resignation or hopelessness |
