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15 Cards in this Set
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adj. young and inexperienced; immature
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callow
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N. a person living during the same period as another
adj. existing or occurring at the same time |
contemporary
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adj. doubtful of the sincerity of others' motives; skeptical
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cynical
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n. a ruler with absolute power or tyrannical control over a group of people
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despot
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v. to pronounce clearly; to state; to announce
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enunciate
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n. anything that gets in the way; an obsticle
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impediment
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v. to make poor; to take away
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impoverish
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adj. indulging in ease; avoiding exertion; lazy
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indolent
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adj. showing sound judgment; wise
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sagacious
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adj. worldly; not connected with a church or religion
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seculare
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v. to think about or make guesses; to engage in a risky business venture
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speculate
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n. conflict or dtruggle
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strife
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v. to show great respect for
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venerate
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adj. ravenous; desiring and eating a large amount of food; greatly eager
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voracious
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v. to get smaller, dimmer, or weaker; to near an end
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wane
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