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10 Cards in this Set
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ADAMANT
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stubbornly unyielding
not moved by others' arguments or pleas |
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CALUMNY
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false statement made
in a malicious way to injure another's reputation |
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DERISION
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ridicule; mockery
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EQUIVOCAL
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ambiguous; making a
statement open to two interpretations often trying to mislead |
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EMPIRICAL
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relying upon or based
upon observation or experiment |
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WHIMSICAL
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determined by chance
or impulse rather than by reason; erratic, impulsive |
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VESTIGE
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a visible trace of something
that existed at one time but that no longer exists |
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STENTORIAN
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extremely loud
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TACITURN
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one who has the habit
of being untalkative, silent |
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MISANTHROPE
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person who mistrusts
or hates mankind |
