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44 Cards in this Set
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comely |
Having a pleasing appearance |
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Concede |
Agree, to admit something |
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Counter |
To do something on defense, to act in opposition |
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Pacify |
Become peaceful |
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Roam |
To go to a different place without a purpose |
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Herd |
A large group of people |
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Viable |
Capable of being done, succeeding |
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Lucid |
Clear and easy to understand |
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Judicious |
Showing good judgment |
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Coax |
To get something in a gentle friendly way |
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Plead |
to say if you are guilty or not in a court |
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Grace |
To be polite and pleasant |
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Caustic |
To destroy or burn something by chemical action |
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Monotonous |
Boring |
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Consternation |
Anxiety or dismay |
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Savory |
a pleasant taste or smell |
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skimpy |
Very small in size |
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Renown |
Great fame, famous |
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Toil |
Archaic, smth that is working for a long time |
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Pedant |
A person who annoys other people by correcting small giving errors, someone who gives to much attention to details |
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Obsolete |
old, no longer used |
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Raconteur |
someone who is good at telling storys |
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Quench |
To stop |
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Polarize |
To separate something |
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Barren |
Not producing, or able to produce
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Augment |
To increase, to make greater, bigger |
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Spasm |
Uncontrolled painful tightening of a muscle |
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Collusion |
To agree in secret, Secret agreement |
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Tenacity |
Courage |
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Candor |
The quality of being open, sincere |
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Tactile |
sense of touch |
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Ghastly |
Very shocking or horrible |
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Tangible |
Able to be touched or felt |
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Portend |
a sing that something bad will happen |
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Germinate |
to begin to grow |
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Sprout |
To produce new leaves, to grow |
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oppress |
to treat someone in unfair way |
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Adulate |
extreme admiration |
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Invigorate |
fix something that is been destroyed |
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Filament |
a piece of cotton |
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altered |
to change |
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Congeal |
to change from liquid to solid, harden |
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accrue |
to increase, to accumulate |
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acquiesce |
to accept, agree |