Untitled Deck

Question 1

acuity - t. sharpness

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perceptiveness

Question 2

apprise - u. to provide information

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astute - r. clever

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keenly observant

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canny - q. careful to avoid giving offense

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shrewd

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circumspect - l. thoughtful

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cautious

Question 6

cogent - h. expressed clearly and forcefully

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cognizant - a. to be aware of specific information

Question 8

concoct - w. to create or prepare

Question 9

incisive - k. clear and penetrating

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harsh

Question 10

introspective - x. inward looking

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self-aware

Question 11

pedagogue - j. teacher

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one who offers unsolicited information

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pedantic - n. showing off one’s knowledge

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pensive - d. thoughtful

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nervous

Question 14

perspicacious - g. perceptive

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discerning

Question 15

peruse - s. to review with care

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politic - e. perceptive

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astute*

Question 17

pragmatic - b. having a practical point of view

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probity - f. upright moral character

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proffer - v. to present in a helpful manner

Question 20

prudence - p. caution

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good sense

Question 21

ruminate - c. to consider carefully

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stipulate - o. to set as a condition for an agreement

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surmise - i. to determine by observation and deduction

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trenchant - m. observant

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sarcastically witty

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Set 2

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asinine - g. foolish

Question 27

bias - o. favoritism

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brigand - e. robber

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callous - i. insensitive

Question 30

callow - x. immature

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inexperienced

Question 31

dilatory - q. slow

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tending to cause delay

Question 32

dilettante - k. one who has superficial knowledge of a subject

Question 33

egotist - w. conceited

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boastful

Question 34

impish - p. mischievous

Question 35

infamous - l. well known for negative reasons

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iniquity - t. wickedness

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unfairness

Question 37

lurid - a. repulsive

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horrifying

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megalomania - b. delusions of greatness

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miscreant - d. evil person

Question 40

nefarious - r. villainous

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notorious

Question 41

obsequious - n. excessively flattering

Question 42

pathological - v. caused by disease

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abnormal

Question 43

scurrilous - h. vulgar

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servile - c. slavish

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sinister - m. threatening

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foreboding

Question 46

slovenly - f. sloppy in appearance

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sordid - u. morally questionable

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unsavory - s. distasteful

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untoward - j. inappropriate

Question 50

Set 3

Question 51

acclaim - l. praiseworthy

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acme - x. highest point

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summit

Question 53

anoint - i. to proclaim

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to sanctify

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ascend - a. to rise

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auspicious - d. favorable to success

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burgeon - s. to expand

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ebullient - q. lively

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cheerful

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efficacy - n. effectiveness

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feasible - j. realistic

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felicitous - b. happy

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well-suited

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fortuitous - p. accidentally favorable

Question 62

halcyon - h. characterized by success and prosperity

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laudable - l. praiseworthy

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nirvana - v. a carefree and joyous state of mind

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pinnacle - t. highest level of achievement

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plaudits - w. statements of praise

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prestigious - g. highly regarded

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exclusive

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prodigy - f. person possessing great talent

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prolific - o. productive

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propitious - k. offering a prospect of success

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sally - r. to charge

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set out

Question 72

sanguine - m. optimistic

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viable - c. realistic

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zenith - x. highest point

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summit

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Set 4

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abortive - a. futile

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balk - o. to hesitate

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to refuse

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besiege - x. to attack relentlessly

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capitulate - q. to give in

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to die

Question 80

carnage - t. bloodshed

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catastrophic - l. disastrous

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debacle - h. an abject disaster

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falter - k. to lose strength

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to fail

Question 84

fiasco - s. embarrassing performance

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forestall - e. to fend off

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fruitless - u. doomed from the start

Question 87

harbinger - w. a sign of bad luck

Question 88

impasse - r. stalemate

Question 89

incapacitate - d. to disable

Question 90

moribund - i. dying

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nadir - f. the low point of one’s fortunes

Question 92

ominous - j. portending doom

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plight - c. dilemma

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quandary - c. dilemma

Question 95

ramifications - m. consequences

Question 96

repulse - p. to block another’s success

Question 97

stymie - g. to defeat another’s plans

Question 98

succumb - v. to surrender

Question 99

thwart - g. to defeat another’s plans