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53 Cards in this Set
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acumen
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n. quick, keen, or accurate knowledge or insight
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adulterate
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v. to reduce purity by combining with inferior ingredients
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archaic
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adj. outdated; associated with an earlier, perhaps more primitive, time
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aver
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v. to state as a fact; to confirm or support
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dissemble
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v. to disguise or conceal; to mislead
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eccentric
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adj. departing from norms or conventions
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endemic
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adj. characteristic of or often found in a particular locality, region, or people
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evanescent
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adj. tending to disappear like vapor, vanishing
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exacerbate
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v. to make worse or more severe
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grandiloquence
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n. pompous speech or expression
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hackneyed
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adj. rendered trite or commonplace by frequent usage
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hedonism
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n. devotion to pleasurable pursuits, esp. to the pleasures of the senses
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hegemony
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n. the consistent dominance of one state or ideology over others
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iconoclast
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n. one who attacks or undermines traditional conventions or institutions
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impassive
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adj. revealing no emotion
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impunity
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n. immunity from punishment or penalty
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inchoate
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adj. is an initial stage; not fully formed
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infelicitous
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adj. unfortunate; inappropriate
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insipid
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adj. without taste or flavor; lacking in spirit; bland
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loquacious
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adj. extremely talkative
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luminous
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adj. characterized by brightness or the emission of light
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malevolent
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adj. having or showing often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred
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misanthrope
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n. one who hates all other humans
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mitigate
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v. to make or become less severe or intense; to moderate
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occlude
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v. to obstruct or block
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pedagogy
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n. the art or profession of training, teaching, or instructing
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penury
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n. poverty; destitution
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pine
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v. to yearn intensely for; to languish; to lose vigor
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pith
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n. the essential or central part
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pithy
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adj. precise and brief
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placate
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v. to appease; to calm by making concessions
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platitude
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n. a superficial remark, esp. one offered as meaningful
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plummet
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v. to plunge or drop straight down
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prodigal
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adj. recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse; lavish
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profuse
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adj. given or coming forth abundantly; extravagant
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proliferate
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v. to grow or increase swiftly and abundantly
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queries
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n. questions; inquiries; doubts in the mind; reservations
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querulous
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adj. prone to complaining or grumbling; quarrelsome
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recalcitrant
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adj. obstinately defiant of authority; difficult to manage
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repudiate
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v. to refuse to have anything to do with; disown
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rescind
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v. to invalidate; to repeal; to retract
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reverent
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adj. marked by, feeling, or expressing a feeling of profound awe and respect
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specious
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adj. seeming true, but actually being fallacious; misleadingly attractive
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spurious
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adj. lacking authenticity or validity; false; counterfeit
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subpoena
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n. a court order requiring appearance and/or testimony
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succinct
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adj. brief; concise
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superfluous
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adj. exceeding what is sufficient or necessary
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surfeit
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v. excess; overindulgence
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tenacity
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n. the quality of adherence or persistence to something valued
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tenuous
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adj. having little substance or strength; flimsy; weak
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tirade
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n. a long and extremely critical speech; a harsh denunciation
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transient
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adj. fleeting; passing quickly; brief
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zealous
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adj. fervent; ardent; impassioned
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