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15 Cards in this Set
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AEGIS
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protection, sponsorship
SYNONYMS: guardianship, support,patronage,auspices |
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AUSPICIOUS
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favorable, promising a good outcome
SYNONYMS: promising, encouraging,propitious |
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JADED
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wearied, dulled, or bored by having too much
SYNONYMS: worn-out, overindulged, satiated |
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ATONE
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make up for a wrong
SYNONYMS: make amends, make reparations, expiate |
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LEWD
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obscene, indecent, lustful
SYNONYMS: vulgar, smutty,lascivious |
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SUCCINCT
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briefly and clearly expressed
SYNONYMS: brief, concise, terse |
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PREVARICATE
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stray from the true, mislead
SYNONYMS: lie, misinform, equivocate |
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ALOOF
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reserved, detached, unconcerned
SYNONYMS: removed, unresponsive,uninvolved, indifferent |
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JOVIAL
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full of hearty humor and fun; jolly
SYNONYMS: merry, cheerful, jocular |
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SATURNINE
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gloomy, grave
SYNONYMS: moody, sulky, morose |
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EULOGY
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speech or writing in praise of someone or something, especially of one who has died
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EUPHEMISM
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pleasant, mild, or inoffensive expression substituted for unpleasant or offensive one
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EUGENICS
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science of improving a breed or species (especially human beings) through selection of parents
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EUPHORIA
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feeling of complete well-being, great happiness, bliss
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EUTHANASIA
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mercy killing, painlessly putting to death someone suffering from a prolonged and incurable condition
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