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15 Cards in this Set
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acuity
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N
Sharpness, acuteness (intelligence) Ant: Ignorance |
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cavort
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V
to prance, frolick around Ant: walk sluggishly |
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consummate
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V
to complete, bring to perfection Ant: to fail Adj Complete, superb Ant: inept, incompetent |
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convivial
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Adj
Friendly, jovial, festive Ant: taciturn, melancholy |
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decry
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V
To denounce, condemn by proclamation Ant: praise, laud |
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dissemble
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V
To conceal true motives; to give a false or misleading appearance to Ant: expose, reveal |
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epicurean
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Adj, N
Having luxurious tastes (relating to food) Ant: modest |
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exigency
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N
State of urgency/emergency Ant: lack of concern, insignificance |
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feckless
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Adj
Unlikely to suceed Ant: dynamic, useful |
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ignominy
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N
disgrace; dishonor; public contempt. Ant: honor |
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nefarious
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Adj
Evil, wicked Ant: good, admirable |
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onerous
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Adj
Burdensome, causing hardship Ant: easy |
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piquant
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Adj
Spicy, biting Ant: bland, tasteless, dull |
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primordial
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Adj
constituting a beginning, elemental Ant: new, recent |
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propinquity
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N
nearness in place; proximity. Ant: distance, remoteness |
