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Cards (40)

Section 1

(40 cards)

posture

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behaving in a way that is intended to impress or mislead others place in a particular attitude or pose

Back

fastidious

Front

very attentive to details, accurate

Back

propagate

Front

be a proponent of spread and promote

Back

laudable

Front

deserving praise

Back

patent

Front

easily recognizable

Back

polemical

Front

relating to or involving critical, controversial, or disputatious writing or speech

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arcane

Front

understood by few

Back

duplicity

Front

deceitful, double dealing

Back

pervasive

Front

spreading widely throughout a group of people

Back

jettison

Front

throw or drop something

Back

avarice

Front

extreme greed for wealth or material gain

Back

beholden

Front

owing thanks to someone or having a duty to someone in return for a service

Back

Obscure

Front

Not discovered or known yet concealed

Back

blight

Front

to infect

Back

mendacity/prevarication/equivocation

Front

lie

Back

exposition

Front

a comprehensive description/explanation of a theory

Back

ubiquitous/universal

Front

found everywhere

Back

ambiguity

Front

open to more than one interpretation

Back

germane

Front

relevant/ on topic

Back

apposite

Front

apt in the circumstances, suitable, appropriate

Back

lament

Front

mourn/express grief

Back

contempt

Front

scornful

Back

cede

Front

give up

Back

inscrutable

Front

impossible to interpret or understand

Back

solicitous

Front

showing interest or concern eager/anxious

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irascible/pugnacious

Front

having a tendency to be easily angered

Back

polarize

Front

opposite tendancies

Back

nascent

Front

just coming into existence and displaying future potential

Back

munificient

Front

larger or more generous than is necessary

Back

repudate

Front

refuse to accept or be associated with

Back

acumen/shrewd

Front

ability to make good judgments and quick decisions

Back

cynical

Front

believing that people are motivated only by self interest

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interminable

Front

endless

Back

pedestrian

Front

lacking in inspiration

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objurgation

Front

harsh criticism or reprimand

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irresolute

Front

showing hesitation, uncertainty

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confound

Front

cause suprise or confusion or mix up

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vestigial

Front

forming a small remnant of something that was much larger

Back

venality

Front

being open to money or bribery

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precarious

Front

not securely held in position/ likely to fall or collapse dependent on chance, uncertain

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