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59 Cards in this Set
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analogy
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likeness in some respects between things otherwise differnt; similarity; comparison
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arbitrary
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autocratic; despotic; tyrannical; proceding from a whim or fantasy (ant: legitimate)
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arbitrate
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decide a dispute, submit dispute to arbitration
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axiom
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self-evident truth; maxim
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axiomatic
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universally excepted as the truth
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bias
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opinion formed before there are grounds for it, prejudice; prediliction, patiality
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bigoted
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intolerant, narrow-minded
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bigotry
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views or behavior of a bigot, intolerance, narrow-mindedness
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cogitate
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think over, consider with care, ponder
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criterion
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standard; rule or test for judging
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crux
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most important point; essential part
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deduce
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derive by reasoning; infer
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dilemma
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situation requiring a choice between 2 equally bad alternatives; predicament
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dogmatic
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assering opinions as if they were facts; opinonated; asserted w/o proof
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eclectic
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choosing (ideas, methods, et.) from various chioces
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fallacious
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based on a fallacy; misleading; deceptive
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fallible
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liable to be mistaken
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heterodox
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rejecting regularly accepted beliefs or doctrines; heretical; nonconformist
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hypothetical
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supposed; having the characteristics of a hypothesis
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illusion
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misleading appearance; flase impression; misconception
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indubitable
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certain; incontrovertible; indisputable
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orthodox
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approved; generally accepted; conventional
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paradoxical
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having the charcteristics of a paradox
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plausible
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superficially true or reasonable; apparently trustworthy
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preposterous
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senseless; absurd; irrational
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rational
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able to think clearly; intelligent; sensible; based on reaosn
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rationalize
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invent excuses for ones actions; desires; failures; etc.
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sophistry
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clever but deceptive reasoning
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specious
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apparently reasonable, but not really so
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speculate
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reflect; meditate; conjecture; buy or sell w/ the hope of profiting by price fluctuations
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tenable
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capable of being maintained or defended
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amorphus
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shapeless; having no definate form
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concave
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curved inward; creating a hollow space
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contour
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outline of a figure
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distort
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twist out of shape; change form the true meaning
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malleable
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capable of being shaped by hammering, as a metal; adaptable
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rotund
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rounded out, plump; full-toned
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sinuous
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bending in and out, winding, serpintine
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symmetrical
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balenced in agreement, capable of being cut in to similar halves by a common line
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symmetry
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balence, harmony
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grave
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deserving serious attention; weighty; momentous
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nugatory
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of little or no value; worthless; useless
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paltry
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practically worthless; piddling; petty; trashy
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paramount
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chief; above others; supreme
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relevant
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baring upon the matter at hand; pertinent
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coy
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pretending to be shy
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demure
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falsely modest or serious; coy; grave prim
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diffident
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lacking self-confidence, unduly timid; shy
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modest
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not thinking too highly of ones merits
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modesty
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freedom from conceit/vanity
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staid
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of settled, quiet disposition; sedate
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brazen
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shameless; impudent; made of brass or bronze
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egoism
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excessive concern for oneself; selfishness; conceit
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ostentatious
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done to impress others; showy
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overweening
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thinking too highly of oneself; arrogant; presumptuous
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pert
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too free in speech or action; bold; saucy; impertinent
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vain
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conceited, empty, worhtless, futile
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vainglorious
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excessively proud or boastful, elated by vanity
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vanity
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condition of being too vain about ones appearance
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