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51 Cards in this Set
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Austere |
Practicing self denial |
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Accolade |
Award or praise granted as special honour |
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Irrevocable |
Incapable of being revoked or retracted |
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Arbitrary |
Based on random groundless decision |
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Repudiate |
Reject as untrue |
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Tempered |
Moderated in effect |
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Reverent |
Showing respect |
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Audacity |
Aggressive boldness in social situations |
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Subversive |
In opposition to established institution |
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Munificient |
Generous |
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Magoosh |
.. |
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Brazen |
Bold and without shame |
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Hegemony |
Dominance over certain area |
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Pedestrian |
Lacking imagination |
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Gauche |
Lacking social polish, awkward |
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Pernicious |
Exceedingly harmful in subtle way |
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Inscrutable |
Impossible to understand or read, unfathomable |
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Scrupulous |
Characterized by extreme care |
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Vacillate |
Indecisive, fluctuate. |
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Prodigious |
Extreme huge, enormous |
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Obsequious |
Servile, sycophant, excessive flattering |
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Sporadic |
Occurring at irregular intervals |
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Haphazard |
Marked by extreme carelessness, unsystematic |
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Garrulous |
Full of trivial conversations |
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Myriad |
Large definite number |
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Propitious |
Favorable, auspicious |
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Dilettante |
Layman, amateur, non professional |
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Tractable |
Easily managed |
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Antithetical |
Contrast in character |
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Poignant |
Emotionally touching |
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Intrepid |
Fearless |
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Foment |
Try to stir up public opinion, instigate |
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Insolent |
Rude and arrogant |
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Prolific |
Intellectually productive |
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Lionize |
Assign great social importance to |
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Taciturn |
Reserved and uncommunicative |
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Circumscribe |
Restrict or confine |
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Trite |
Repeated stuff |
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Resurgent |
Rising again to new life |
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Ostracize |
Exclude from a community or group |
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Constituent |
being a part of a whole, being a voting member of an organization and having the power to appoint or elect. |
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Sanction |
Approve, give authority or permission to, penalty for forbidden action |
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Winsome |
Charming in a Child like or naive nature |
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Ravenous |
Voracious, extremely hungry |
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Arcane |
Understood by few, mysterious. |
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Inveterate |
Habitual |
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Rescind |
Cancel officially |
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Admonish |
Scold, reprimand |
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Inimical |
Tending to obstruct or harm, hostile. Unfriendly |
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Sychophant |
A person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage |
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Percipitous |
Done with great haste. |