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78 Cards in this Set
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acumen
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noun
keen, accurate judgement or insight |
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adulterate
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verb
to reduce purity by combining with inferior ingredients |
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amalgamate
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verb
to combine several elements into a whole (noun: almagamation) |
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archaic
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adjective
outdated; associated with an earlier, perhaps more primitive time |
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aver
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verb
to state as a fact; to declare of assert |
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bolster
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verb
to provide support or reinforcement |
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bombastic
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adjective
pompous; grandiloquent (noun: bombast) |
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diatribe
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noun
a harsh denunciation |
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dissemble
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verb
to disguise or conceal; to mislead |
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eccentric
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adjective
departing from norms or conventions |
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endemic
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adjective
characteristic of or often found in a particular locality, region, or people |
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evanescent
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adjective
tending to disappear like vapor; vanishing |
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exacerbate
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verb
to make worse or more severe |
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fervent
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adjective
greatly emotional or zealous (noun: fervor) |
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fortuitous
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adjective
happening by accident or chance |
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germane
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adjective
relevant to the subject at hand; appropriate in subject matter |
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grandiloquence
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noun
pompous speech or expression (adjective: grandiloquent) |
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hackneyed
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adjective
rendered trite or commonplace by frequent usage |
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halcyon
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adjective
calm and peaceful |
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hedonism
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noun
devotion to pleasurable pursuits, especially to the pleasure of the senses (a hedonist is someone who pursues pleasure) |
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hegemony
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noun
the consistent dominance of one state or ideology over others |
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iconoclast
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noun
one who attacks or undermines traditional conventions or institutions |
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idolatrous
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adjective
given to intense or excessive devotion to something (noun: idolatry) |
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impassive
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adjective
revealing no emotion |
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imperturbable
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adjective
marked by extreme calm, impassivity and steadiness |
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implacable
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adjective
not capable of being appeased or significantly changed |
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impunity
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noun
immunity from punishment or penalty |
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inchoate
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adjective
in an initial stage; not fully formed |
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infelicitous
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adjective
unfortunate; inappropriate |
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insipid
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adjective
without taste or flavor; lacking in spirit; bland |
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loquacious
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adjective
extremely talkative (noun: loquacity) |
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luminous
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adjective
characterized by brightness and the emission of light |
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malevolent
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adjective
having or showing often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred (noun: malevolence) |
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malleable
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adjective
capable of being shaped or formed; tractable; pliable |
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mendacity
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noun
the ocndition of being untruthful; dishonest (adjective: mendacious) |
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meticulous
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adjective
characterized by extreme care and precision; attentive to detail |
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misanthrope
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noun
one who hates all other humans (adjective: misanthropic) |
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mitigate
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verb
to make or become less severe or intense; to moderate |
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obdurate
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adjective
unyielding; hardhearted; intractable |
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obsequious
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adjective
exhibiting a fawning attentiveness |
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occlude
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verb
to obstruct or block |
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opprobrium
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noun
disgrace; contempt; scorn |
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pedagogy
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noun
the profession or principles of teaching, or instructing |
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pedantic
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adjective
overly concerned with the trivial details of learning or eduction; show-offish about one's knowledge |
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penury
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noun
povery; destitution |
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pervasive
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adjective
having the tendency to permeate or spread through |
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pine
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verb
to yearn intensely; to languish; to lose vigor |
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pirate
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verb
to illegally use or reproduce |
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pith
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noun
the essential or central part |
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pithy
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adjective
precise or brief |
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placate
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verb
to appease; to calm by making concessions |
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platitude
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noun
a superficial remark, especially one offered as meaningful |
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plummet
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verb
to plunge or drop straight down |
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polemical
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adjective
controversial; argumentative |
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prodigal
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adjective
recklessly wasteful; extravagent; profuse; lavish |
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profuse
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adjective
given or coming forth abundantly; extravagent |
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proliferate
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verb
to grow or increase swiftly and abundantly |
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queries
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noun
questions; inquiries; doubts inthe mind; reservations |
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querulous
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adjective
prone to complaining or grumbling; peevish |
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rancorous
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adjective
characterized by bitter, long-lasting resentment (noun: rancor) |
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recalcitrant
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adjective
obstinately defiant of authority; difficult to manage |
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repudiate
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verb
to refuse to have anything to do with; disown |
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rescind
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verb
to invaldiate; to repeal; to retract |
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reverent
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adjective
marked by, feeling, or expressing a feeling of profound awe and respect (noun: reverence) |
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rhetoric
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noun
the art or study of effective use of language for communication and persuasion |
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salubrious
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adjective
promoting health or well-being |
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solvent
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adjective
able to meet financial obligations; ablet o dissolve another substance |
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specious
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adjective
seeming true, but actually being fallacious; misleadingly attractive; plausible but false |
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spurious
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adjective
lacking authenticity or validity; false; counterfeit |
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subpoena
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noun
a court order requiring appearance and/or testimony |
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succinct
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adjective
brief; concise |
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superfluous
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adjective
exceeding what is sufficient or necessary |
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surfeit
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noun/verb
an overabundant supply; excess; to feed or supply to excess |
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tenacity
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noun
the quality of adherence or persistance to something valued; persistent determination (adjective: tenacious) |
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tenuous
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adjective
having little substance or strength; flimsy; weak |
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tirade
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noun
a long and extremely critical speech; a harsh denunciation |
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transient
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adjective
fleeting; passing quickly; brief |
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zealous
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adjective
fervent; ardent; impassioned, deveoted to a cause (a zealot is a zealous person) |