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25 Cards in this Set
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Abstruse |
Difficult to understand |
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Affable |
Being pleasant or at ease |
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Audacity |
Equality or state of being confident or daring |
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Contrite |
Feeling or showing sorrow and remorse |
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Credulous |
Ready to believe especially on uncertain evidence |
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Depravity |
A corrupt act or practice |
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Depreciate |
To criticize or express disapproval of someone or something |
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Didactic |
A design or intended way to teach |
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Dormant |
Not doing anything at the time |
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Enigmatic |
Full of mystery; difficult to understand |
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Erudite |
Having or showing knowledge that is learned by studying |
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Exotic |
Very different strange or unusual |
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Fuse |
To combine as if melting together |
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Immutable |
Not capable to change |
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Incorrigible |
Incapable of being corrected |
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Loathe |
To dislike greatly |
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Mitigate |
TO cause to become less harsh or hostile |
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Nullify |
To cause something to lose its value or to have no effect |
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Pacifistic |
Strongly and actively opposed to conflict |
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Pretentious |
Making usually unjustified or excessive claims |
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Prologue |
An introduction to a book, play, etc. |
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Recant |
To withdraw |
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Serville |
Meanly or cravely submissive |
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Trepidation |
A tremulous motion |
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Vilify |
To Lowe in estimination or importance |
