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20 Cards in this Set
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Adroit
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skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind
clever, deft, dextrous, slick clumsy, inept, all thumbs |
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Amicable
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peaceable, friendly
congenial, neighborly, cordial hostile, antagonistic |
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Averse
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having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling
disinclined, loath favorably disposed, eager, keen |
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Belligerent
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given to fighting, warlike, aggressive, one at war, one engaged in war
assertive, truculent, pugnacious peaceful, conciliatory, placid |
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Benevolent
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kindly, charitable
benign, well-meaning malicious, spiteful, malevolent |
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Cursory
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hasty, not thorough
quick, superficial, perfunctory thorough, painstaking, careful |
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Duplicity
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treachery, deceitfulness
fraud, double-dealing, chicanery |
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Extol
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to praise extravagantly
glorify, applaud, acclaim, hail criticize, belittle, disparage |
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Feasible
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possible, able to be done
workable, practicable, viable unworkable, impractical |
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Grimace
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possible, able to be done
workable, practicable, viable unworkable, impractical |
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Holocaust
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a large-scale destruction, especially by fire, a vast slaughter, a burnt offering
conflagration, devastation, annihilation deluge, inundation |
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Impervious
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not affected or hurt by, admitting of no passage or entrance
impenetrable, resistant, proof against porous, permeable, vulnerable |
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Impetus
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a moving force, impuse, stimulis
impulse, incentive, spur curb, hindrance, impediment, constraint |
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Jeopardy
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danger
risk, hazard, peril safety, security |
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Meticulous
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extremely careful, particular about details
fastidious, painstaking, fussy Careless, negligent, sloppy |
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Nostalgia
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a longing for something past, homesickness
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Quintessence
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the purest essence or form of something, the most typical example
paragon, exemplar |
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Retrogress
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to move backward, to return to an earlier condition
revert, degenerate, decline advance, evolve, progress |
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Scrutinize
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to examine closely
inspect, pore over skim, scan, glance at |
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Tepid
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lukewarm, unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest
insipid, halfhearted, wishy-washy heated, excited, enthusiastic |
