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21 Cards in this Set
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jubilant
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extremely joyful
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juxtaposition
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placing two things next to each other for COMPARISON
"compare and contrast" |
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laconic
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terse in speech or writing
"precise and concise" |
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languid
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SLUGGISH
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largess
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GENEROUS giving of lavish gifts
Ex: Oprah gives her audience cars. |
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latent
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hidden, but capable of being exposed
"came out LATEr in life" Ex: latent homosexual |
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inimical
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hostile
Like: Cynical |
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Inure
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To cause something to become
ACCUSTOMED to a situation |
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legerdemain
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DECEPTION
Ex: Criss Angel |
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iniquity
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SIN
"siniquity" |
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invective
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an angry VERBAL ATTACK
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inveterate
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stubbornly established by HABIT
"VETeran of the habit" |
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insidious
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appealing but harmful
Ex: smoking |
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licentious
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LACK of moral or RESTRAINTS
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intransigent
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refusing to compromise
extreme opinion INEXORABLE |
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limpid
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clear, transparent
DIAPHANOUS |
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maelstrom
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a destructive WHIRLPOOL
mal = bad strom => storm ex: tornado |
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magnanimOUS
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generOUS
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malediction
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a curse
mal = bad diction = words bad words |
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malevolent
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wanting harm to befall others
EVIL Antonym: benevolent |
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manifold
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diverse, varied
MANY |
