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12 Cards in this Set
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Acumen(n)
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A man with his acumen (keen insight) is not easily imposed on; sharp thinking
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Adamant(adj)
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He was adammant (unyielding, abolutly firm) in his refusal to reveal the name of the accomplice.
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Anomaly(n)
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anamalous(adj) His coonskin cap was an anomaly (a deviation from the usual, out of the ordinary) in the Congressional cloakroom.
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Antipathy(n)
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antipathetic(adj) My antipathy (dislike of, hartred for, aversion to) for communism was no secret.
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Apathy(n)
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apathetic(adj) His apthay (lack of feeling, absence of emotion) about the injured child was shocking.
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Assiduous(adj)
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assiduity(n) AN assiduous(constant, persistent) reader often makes a good scholar.
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Autonomous(adj)
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autonomy(n) Although the store carried the name of a chain it was really autonomous (self-governing, independent of outside control)
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Banal(adj)
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Banality(n) The Pompous speaker bored his audience with banal(trite, commonplace, uninspired) remarks.
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Candor(n)
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Candid(adj) The senator talked about political issues with suprising candor (frankness, outspokenness)
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Caprice(n)
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Capricious(adj) It was simply caprice(a whim, an unmotivated decision) which made him order the promotion of all red-headed men in the platoon.
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Castigate(v)
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Castigation(n) Editors love to castigate(severley criticise) crooked politicians.
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Chicanery(n)
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Many people assumer that there is always a certain amount of chicanery (trickery, subterfuge) in the letting of city contracts.
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