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15 Cards in this Set
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ZEALOUS
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extremely active, eager, devoted
SYNONYMS: enthusiastic, passionate, intense, earnest, ardent |
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CANDID
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honest, truthful, straightforward
SYNONYMS: sincere, direct, outspoken, frank, forthright, uuninhibited |
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POSTHUMOUS
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occurring after death
SYNONYMS: after-death, post-mortem |
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ENTHRALL
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charm, fascinate, please greatly
SYNONYMS: spellbind, thrill, enchant, captivate |
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PARASITE
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plant or animal that lives on or in another and feeds off this other's body; a person receiving support without giving anything useful or meaningful in return
SYNONYMS: freeloader, deadbeat, sponger, sycophant |
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CHAGRIN
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humilation, disappointment, irritation
SYNONYMS: shame, distress, embarrassment, mortification |
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CANT
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insincere talk; special language of a social class, trade, or profession
SYNONYMS: insincerity, phoniness, empty talk,technical language, jargon |
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EPHEMERAL
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short-lived, fleeting, lasting a very short time
SYNONYMS: momentary, brief, temporary, fading, transitory |
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DEXTEROUS
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skillful, clever
SYNONYMS: skilled, nimble, efficient, able, adroit |
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SINISTER
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threatening, wicked, evil
SYNONYMS:menacing, frightening, unfavorable, villainous, treacherous, malevolent |
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BILINGUAL
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able to use two languages equally, or nearly equally well; pertaining to, speaking, or written in two languages
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BIGAMY
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marriage to two people at the same time
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BIPED
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two-footed animal
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BILATERAL
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having or concerning two sides, parties, countries, etc.
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BIFOCALS
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eyeglasses with lenses that have two sections for correcting both close and distant vision
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