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37 Cards in this Set
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pandemic |
an epidemic that is geographically widespread. |
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fortitude |
strength of mind that allows one to endure pain or adversity with courage |
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diminutive |
very small |
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trivial |
trifling; unimportant; insignificant |
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minutiae |
minor everyday details |
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exhort |
to encourage; to urge; give a pep talk |
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antipathy |
strong dislike; ill will; the state of detesting |
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digress |
to depart from a subject; wander |
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gress |
to step |
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progress |
to step forward |
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regress |
to step back |
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transgress |
to step across the line that divides right from wrong |
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egress |
to step out; to exit |
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aggressive |
tending to attack, encroach, or step on others |
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tenacious |
characterized by holding fast to something valued; showing great determination |
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ten |
to hold |
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tenet |
an opinion, idea, or principle HELD true by a person or organization |
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tenable |
capable of being held, defended, and logically supported |
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indulgent |
characterized by excessive generosity; overly tolerant
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polarize |
to create disunity or dissension; to break into opposing factions or groups; to be divisive |
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nebulous |
vague; cloudy; misty; lacking a fully developed from |
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analogy |
a similarity or likeness between things |
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analogous |
comparable or similar in certain respects |
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ephemeral, fleeting, evanescent |
very brief, lasting for a short time; transient |
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perennial |
returning year after year; enduring |
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penchant, predilection, propensity |
a liking or preference for something, a BENT. an INCLINATION |
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capricious, mercurial, fickle |
very changeable, characterized by constantly shifting moods
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castigate |
to severely criticize |
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bemoan |
to express grief over |
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sanguine |
cheerful, hopeful, optimistic |
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melancholy |
gloomy, depressed, despondent, pensive |
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choleric |
angry, irritable, irascible |
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phlegmatic |
self-possessed, imperturbable, calm, apathetic, sluggish
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mercurial |
volatile, changeable, fickle |
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boorish, uncouth, crass |
vulgar; characterized by crude behavior and deplorable manners; unrefined |
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indignant |
characterized by outrage at something that is perceived as unjust |
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innuendo |
a veiled reference; an insinuation |
