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26 Cards in this Set
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Bastion |
Well fortified area |
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Protracted |
Prolonged |
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Contemporaneous |
Living at same time |
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Transient |
Short-lived |
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Surreptitious |
Secretive |
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Repudiated |
To reject |
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Lionized |
Treated like a celebrity |
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Capricious |
Erratic, mercurial |
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Supercilious |
Haughtily disdainful or contemptuous |
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Avuncular |
Characteristics of an uncle |
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Vociferous |
Outspoken |
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Inarticulate |
Unable to speak clearly |
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Conventional |
Customary |
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Vivacious |
Full of life |
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Garrulous |
Talkative |
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Empirical |
Relying on observations made from experiments |
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Computation |
Calculation |
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Cosmopolitan |
Worldly |
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Perpetual |
Continual, lasting |
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Verbatim |
Word for word; accurately |
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Dearth |
Scarcity |
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Elucidate |
Make clear |
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Profuse |
Abundant |
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Imperious |
Acting superior |
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Clandestine |
Secret, hidden |
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Schism |
Division into factions |
