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20 Cards in this Set
- Front
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vacillate 3
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- verb
- to sway from one side to another - oscillate |
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vagrant 2
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- noun
- someone who wanders from place to place w/o permanent home / means of livelyhood |
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patronize 2
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- verb
- to treat in a condescending manner |
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fortuitous 2
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- adjective
- happened by accident/chance |
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purloin 2
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- verb
- to steal, often in a violation of trust |
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astute 2
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- adjective
- having/showing shrewdness and discernment esp. w/respect to one's own concerns |
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assuage 3
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- verb
- to make less intense/severe - relieved |
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coalesce 3
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- verb
- to grow together - fuse |
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arcane 2
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- adjective
- known/understood by only a few |
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vacuous 3
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- adjective
- devoid of matter - empty |
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puerile 4
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- adjective
- belonging to childhood - juvenile - immature/childish |
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discern 3
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- verb
- to perceive w/ eyes/intellect - detect |
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arbitrary 2
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- adjective
- determine by enhance, whim, impulse |
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apathetic 2
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- adjective
- lacking interest/concern |
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dogmatic 2
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- adjective
- characterized by an authoritative arrogant assertion of unproved/unprovable principles |
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discrepancy 2
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- noun
- an instance of diff/inconsistency |
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disparage 3
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- verb
- to speak of/treat slightingly - to bring reproach/discredit upon |
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inept 2
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- adjective
- w/o skill/aptitude for a particular task/assignment |
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fervor 2
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- noun
- great warmth and earnestness of feeling |
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disdain 3
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- verb/noun
- to look upon/ treat with contempt - a feeling of contempt for anything regarded as unworthy |
