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39 Cards in this Set
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Dilligent |
Constant and earnest effort to accomplish what is undertaken; persistent exertion of body and mind |
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Myriad |
Very great, or indefinitely great number of persons or things. |
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Mellifluous |
Sweetly or smoothly flowing; sweet sounding |
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Imbue |
To inspire in a positive way |
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Immolation |
To kill as a sacrifice, typically by fire; burnt offering sacrifice |
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Abrogate |
To cancel, destroy, revoke, or void |
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Acerbic |
Sharp, bitting, or acid in temper, expression, or tone |
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Acrimony |
Bitter, harsh, or bitting sharpness |
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Ameliorate |
To make or grow better |
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Aphorism |
Tensely phrased statement of a truth or opinion; an adage |
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Allegory |
A symbol; a hidden message set up in a plot |
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Arcane |
Understood by only a few |
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Avarice |
An excessive desire of gain; greediness |
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Trivial |
Of little value or importance |
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Bipolar |
Having two opposite or contradictory ideas |
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Capricious |
Whimsical; changeable; erratic, changes often; fake |
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Diction |
The choice and use of words in speech or writing |
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Didactic |
Conveying instruction; teaching some moral lesson |
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Disingenuous |
Not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating |
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Ephemeral |
Short lived |
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Equivocate |
To be deliberately ambiguous or unclear |
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Melancholy |
Depression; sad without obvious reason |
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Ethereal |
Heavenly, charactorized by lightness, intangible |
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Facetious |
Charactorized by wit and pleasantry; smart mouth |
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Fortuitous |
Happening by chance |
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Halcyon |
Peaceful, undisturbed |
The halcyon days of my childhood were so beautiful, I'd do anything to reverse the clocks. |
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Hyperbole |
An extravagant exaggeration |
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Iconoclast |
One who attacks and seeks to overthrow traditional or popular ideas of institutions |
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Inane |
Without content, empty empty; void absent or intelligence; purposeless; pointless; usless |
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Inchoate |
Partially but not fully in existence or operation |
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Indolent |
Avoiding labor and exertion exertion; lazy |
A mindset of indolence will leave you stranded in disapointment. |
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Ken |
Perception;understanding; knowledge |
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Loquacious |
Very talkative |
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Milieu |
Environment; setting |
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Myopic |
Lack of discernment or long-range perspective in thinking or planning |
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Obviate |
To prevent by interception |
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Sardonic |
Bitterly sarcastic |
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Succinct |
Brief, concise |
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Symbiotic |
A relationship of mutual benefit |
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