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30 Cards in this Set
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ieiune
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dull, bland or uninteresting. (speech/ writing)
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niggardly
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frugal or trightfisted in giving or spending
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forte
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french word "strong" like mf!!!! :)
loud and forceful |
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hoary
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gray or white-haired. OLD
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gadfly
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person who acts as a provocative stimulus or catalyst to action.
irritating critic |
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piebald
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spoted or patchy, black and white
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toothsome
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delicious or luscious
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caryatid
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structural column sculted in the form of a draped female figure.
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adventitious
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not inherent, coming from external sourse
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pulchritude
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geat beauty.
latin- beautiful |
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sedulous
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hard work, task on hand
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herculean
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really difficult or really powerful
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stamina
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endurance, the strength
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meticulous
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painstaking care with details
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punctilious
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attention to every minute detail or point
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fastidious
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overly exacting or unnecessarily squeamish
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assiduous
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dilligence, persistence
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tenacious
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hold on an object, goal or a point of view
teneo- to hold |
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alacrity
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speedy and cheerul willingness to do sometihng
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frenetic
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frenzied, wildly excited
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dotage
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deterioration gof mental faculties that comes with aging
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venerable
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commanding respect because of old age or dignity
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puerile
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childish juvenile
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wizened
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dried up or withered
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pubescent
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having reached puberty or the stage of adolescence.
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dowager
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widow who holds property or a title that comes from her deceased husband.
any woman of high social standing |
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senescence
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old age.
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callow
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bald, immature or lacking adult experience
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superannuated
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ineffective or outmoded because of advanced age
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ingenue
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naive or innocent young woman
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