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40 Cards in this Set
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acuity
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sharpness (particularly of the mind or senses)
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delineate
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to portray, sketch, or describe in accurate and vivid detail; to represent pictorially
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depraved
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marked by evil and corruption, devoid of moral principles
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enervate
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to weaken or lessen the mental moral or physical vigor of; enfeeble, hamstring
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esoteric
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intended for or understood by only a select few, private, secret
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fecund
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fruitful in offspring or vegetation; intellectually productive
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fiat
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an arbitrary order or decree; a command or act of will or consciousness
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figment
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a fabrication of the mind; and arbitrary notion
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garner
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to acquire as the result of effort; to gather and store away, as for future use
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hallow
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to set apart as holy or sacred, sanctify, consecrate; to honor greatly, revere
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idiosyncrasy
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a peculiarity that serves to distinguish or identify
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ignominy
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shame and disgrace
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mundane
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earthly worldly relating to practical and material affairs; concerned with what is ordinary
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nuance
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a subtle or slight variation (as in color, meaning, quality) delicate gradation or shade of difference
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overweening
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conceited, presumptuous; excessive, immoderate
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penchant
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a strong attraction or inclination
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reputed
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according to reputation or general belief; having widespread acceptance and good reputation; alleged
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sophistry
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reasoning that seems plausible but is actually unsound; a fallacy
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sumptuous
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costly, rich, magnificent
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ubiquitous
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present or existing everywhere
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abject
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degraded; base, contemptible; cringing, servile; complete and unrelieved
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agnostic
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one who believes that nothing can be known about God; a skeptic; without faith, skeptical
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complicity
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involvement in wrongdoing; the state of being an accomplice
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derelict
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someone or something that is abandoned or neglected; left abandoned; neglectful of duty
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diatribe
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a bitter and prolonged verbal attack
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effigy
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a crude imae of a despised person
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equity
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the state or quality of being just, fair, or impartial; fair and equal treatment; something that is fair; the money value of a property above and beyond any mortgage or other claim
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inane
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silly, empty of meaning or value
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indictment
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the act of accusing; a formal accusation
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indubitable
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certain, not to be doubted or denied
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intermittent
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stopping and beginning again, sporadic
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moot
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open to discussion and debate, unresolved; to bring up for discussion; a hypothetical law case argued by students
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motif
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a principal idea, feature, theme, or element; a repeated or dominant figure in a design
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neophyte
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a new convert, beginner, novice
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perspicacity
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keenness in observing and understanding
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plenary
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complete in all aspects or essentials; absolute; attended by all qualified members
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surveillance
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a watch kept over a person; careful, close, and disciplined observation
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sylvan
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pertaining to or characteristic of forests; living or located in a forest; wooded, woody
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testy
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easily irritated; characterized by impatience and exasperation
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travesty
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a grotesque or grossly inferior imitation; a disguise, especially the clothing of the opposite sex; to ridicule by imitating in a broad or burlesque fashion
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