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15 Cards in this Set
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RECALCITRANT
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stubbornly resisting authority, discipline, guidance, or treatment
SYNONYMS: unruly, undisciplined, unmanageable, rebellious, disobedient, defiant, obstinate, refractory |
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PINNACLE
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highest point
SYNONYMS:peak, summit, climax, acme |
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SIREN
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beautiful and dangerously fascinating woman who attracts and tempts men
SYNONYMS: tempting woman, charmer, seductress, femme fatale |
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ADONIS
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extremely handsome young man
SYNONYMS: handsome man, matinee ideal, "hunk", Apollo |
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INEXORABLE
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unchangeable or unstoppable by pleading or begging; unyielding
SYNONYMS: inflexible, rigid, unbending, inescapable, relentless |
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TALLY
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count up, add, record
SYNONYMS: register, count, compute, calculate, tabulate |
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BIZARRE
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very strange, odd, fantastic
SYNONYMS: unusual, weird, queer, freakish, grotesque |
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REMORSE
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bitter and painful sense of guilt
SYNONYMS: regret, guilt, compunction |
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SPURIOUS
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not genuine
SYNONYMS: false, counterfeit, fake, apocryphal |
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FERVENT
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intense, passionate
SYNONYMS: earnest, enthusiastic, spirited, fiery, ardent |
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CAPITULATE
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surrender, give up
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RECAPITULATE
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summarize
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DECAPITATE
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cut off the head, behead
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PER CAPITA
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for each person (of population): per person
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CAPITALIZE
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take advantage of or profit from (when "capitalize" has this meaning, it is always followed by "on")
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