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20 Cards in this Set
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Adulterate
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to corrupt, make worse by the addition of something of lesser value
contaminate, pollute, sully purify, purge, expurgate |
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Ambidextrous
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able to us both hands equally well; very skillful; deceitful, hypocritical
versatile, facile clumsy, all thumbs, maladroit |
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Augment
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to make larger, increase
enlarge supplement, amplify clumsy, all thumbs, maladroit |
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Bereft
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deprived of; made unhappy through a loss
bereaved replete, well provided |
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Deploy
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to position or arrange; to utilize to form up
station, organize |
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Dour
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stern, unyielding, gloomy, ill-humored
harsh, bleak, forbidding, saturnine cheery, inviting, genial |
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Fortitude
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courage in facing difficulties
resolve, steadfastness, mettle fearfulness, timidity, faintheartedness |
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Gape
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to stare with open mouth, to open the mouth wide, to open wide
gawk, ogle |
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Gibe
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to utter taunting words; an expression of scorn
ridicule, mock, deride, jeer compliment, praise |
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Guise
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an external appearance, cover, mask
costume, semblance, pretense |
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Insidious
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intended to deceive or entrap; sly treacherous
cunning, underhanded, perfidious frank, ingenuous, aboveboard |
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Intimation
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a hint, indirect suggestion
clue, indication, inkling |
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Opulent
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wealthy, luxurious, ample, grandiose
rich, lavish, plentiful, abundant poverty-stricken, wretched, destitute |
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Pliable
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easily bent, flexible, easily influenced
supple, adaptable, resilient rigid, inflexible, recalcitrant |
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Reiterate
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to say again, repeat
restate, rehash, recapulate |
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Stolid
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not easily moved mentally or emotionally, dull, unresponsive
impassive, phlegmatic emotional, oversensitive, high-strung |
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Tentative
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experimental in nature, uncertain, hesitant
provisional, inconclusive definite, conclusive, confirment |
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Unkempt
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not combed, untidy, not properly maintained, unpolished rude
sloppy, disheveled, disordered, rough well-groomed, tidy, neat, natty |
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Verbatim
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word for word, exactly as written or spoken
exact, precisely paraphrased |
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Warily
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cautiously, with great care
carefully, prudently, gingerly recklessly, heedlessly, incautiously |
