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80 Cards in this Set
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Aberration
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something that differs from the norm, out of the ordinary noun
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Abstain
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refuse, freely choose not to commit an action verb
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Abstruse
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hard to comprehend/understand adj.
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Cordial
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warm, kind, affectionate adj.
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Credulity
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readiness to believe, gullible noun
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Culpable
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deserving blame adj.
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Cupidity
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greed, strong desire to obtain noun
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Deleterious
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harmful adj.
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Ineffable
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unspeakable, incapable of being expressed through words adj.
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Wizened
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dry, shrunken, wrinkled adj.
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Blandish
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coax by using flattery, suck up -ment noun, verb
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Despot
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one who has total power and rules brutally –ic adj., noun
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Derivative
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unoriginal, taken directly from a source, over used, cliché adj.
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Desolate
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deserted, lifeless, dreary, barren adj.
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Inchoate
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unformed, formless, beginning stage adj.
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Indigent
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very poor, impoverished
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Mendacious
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having a lying, false character, spurious -city noun, adj.
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Meticulous
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extremely careful of details adj.
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Modicum
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a small amount noun
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Veracity
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accuracy, truthfulness noun
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Cloying
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sickeningly sweet adj.
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Commensurate
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corresponding (in size or amount) adj.
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Dilatory
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tending to delay adj.
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Discursive
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rambling, lacking order adj.
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Egregious
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extremely bad, notoriously bad adj.
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Imputed
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blame, ascribe, contribute to verb
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Mollified
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to soften in temper verb
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Obfuscate
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bewilder, render incomprehensible, confuse verb
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Polemic
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rant, aggressive argument against a specific person noun
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Salient
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significant, conspicuous adj.
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Alleged
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supposed, to claim or assert without proof verb
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Anachronism
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out of time, chronologically, time order -tic noun, adj.
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Antipathy
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a strong dislike, repugnance, detest noun
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Demagogue
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a leader who appeals to people’s prejudices and makes false claims noun
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Encumbered
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to burden, to weigh down verb
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Ephemeral
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short lived, fleeting -ity noun, adj.
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Ethereal
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refined, exceptionally delicate adj.
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Nadir
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the lowest point noun
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Petulance
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rude, irritable temper/behavior, whining adj.
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Strident
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harsh, loud, outspoken adj.
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Immerse
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to absorb, deeply involve, engross -ion noun, -ed adj., verb
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Impeccable
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flawless, exemplary, incapable of sin -ility noun, adj.
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Imperative
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necessary, pressing rule, command, order adj./noun
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Insular
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separated, narrow minded, tight-knit, closed off adj.
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Linchpin
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something that holds separate parts together noun
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Obdurate
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unyielding to persuasion/moral influences, stubborn –ness noun, adj.
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Palliate
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reduce the severity of -ion noun, -ive adj., verb.
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Pejorative
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derogatory, insulting, uncomplimentary adj.
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Sanguine
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optimistic, cheery (blood flowing in cheeks) -ation noun, adj.
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Tenable
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able to be defended, maintained, hold on to adj.
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Paragon
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a model of excellence or perfection noun
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Satiate
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to satisfy excessively verb
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Ostensibly
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supposedly, seemingly, appearing as such adj.
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Pacific
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soothing, pacify adj.
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Nascent
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beginning, process of being board, inchoate adj.
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Nebulous
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vaguely defined, cloudy adj.
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Obsequious
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excessively submissive or compliant, obedient adj.
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Denigrate
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belittle, diminish the opinion of, do damage to verb
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Efficacious
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effective adj.
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Frenetic
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chaotic, frenzied, hectic, frantic adj.
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Enervates
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weaken or exhaust, fatigue verb
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Brazen
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excessively bold or brash adj.
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Truculent
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ready to fight, cruel, belligerent adj.
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Relegated
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assigned to the “proper” place verb
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Vociferous
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loud, boisterous, passionately outspoken adj.
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Nonchalance
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indifferent, having/showing a lack of concern adj.
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Nondescript
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lacking a distinct characteristic, not standing out adj.
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Sanctimonious
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giving the hypocritical appearance of piety, so-called religious adj.
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Pellucid
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easily understandable/intelligible, clear adj.
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Fraught
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(usually with “with”) filled or accompanied with adj.
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Coalesced
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to fuse into a whole verb
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Carping
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annoying, pestering carp verb, adj.
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Evince
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show, reveal, bear out verb
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Hegemony
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domination over others noun
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Impertinent
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rude, insulting, insolent adj.
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Impervious
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can’t go through, not penetrable, isn’t affected adj.
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Invective
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an angry verbal attack noun
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Pallid
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pale, lacking color adj.
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Preponderance
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superiority in quality or importance
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Razed
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demolish, level
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