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82 Cards in this Set
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Concur |
Agree |
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Dissent |
Disagree |
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Debacle |
Huge crisis |
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Elucidate |
Explain or clarify |
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Ruminate |
Ponder or think deeply |
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Facets |
Sides or parts |
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Imminent |
Impending |
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Disreputable |
Bad rep |
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Amenable |
Agreeable or willing to act |
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Ruffian |
Bully or rough/tough |
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Destitute |
Lacking basic necessities |
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Commiserate |
Share sorrow or express sympathy |
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Candid |
Open or honest |
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Impeded |
Delay or prevent by blocking |
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Cessation |
To stop or halt temp |
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Piqued |
Irritate; heighten interest |
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Consequently |
as a result of |
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Taciturn |
disinclined to speak |
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August |
majestic |
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Recluse |
shuns society |
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Perish |
to die |
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Inkling |
hint or clue |
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Marred |
mark/scar |
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Mottled |
spotted |
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Edifice |
large building/structure |
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Acquiesce |
give in without protest; submit |
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Plethora |
abundance |
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Tenacity |
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Superfluous |
unnecessary; esp as being more than enough |
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Copious |
abundant |
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Animosity |
hostility |
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Prodigious |
to great extent; unnatural or abnormal |
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Visage |
facial expression; countenance; outward appearance |
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Respite |
a short period of rest or relief/break |
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Nocturnal |
of or occurring in the night |
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Convoluted |
twisted mentally |
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Abscond |
to depart secretly |
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Disapprobation |
disapproval |
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Ascertain |
to know for certain |
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Loquacious |
talkative |
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Assuaged |
to calm; soothe |
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Malevolent |
evil; having ill will |
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Sagacious |
good judgment; shrewd; wise |
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Verbatim |
word for word |
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Monotonous |
repetitious; dull, unvarying |
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Copacetic |
all good |
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Pedantic |
overly concerned with book learning |
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Hiatus |
a break |
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Conflagration |
a large destructive fire |
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Alacrity |
cheerful readiness |
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Facetious |
sarcastically humorous; flippant |
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Veritable |
truly' can be verified; extends |
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Stint |
fixed or allotted period-- of work, usually |
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Inept |
lacking skill |
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Assiduous |
diligent; hard working |
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Disheveled |
untidy (of a person's appearance, clothes, etc) |
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Covet |
to desire/want; crave |
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Placid |
not easily upset (of a person) of a place- water: calm |
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Fathom |
to understand |
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Augmented |
to maker greater |
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Indomitable |
unbeatable |
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Infallible |
unable to fail |
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Truculent |
eager or quick to argue; aggressively defiant |
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Portentous |
marvelous/amazing; ominously significant |
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Lamented |
mourned for |
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Insurrection |
rebellion |
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Entreated |
ask earnestly or anxiously for something; beg |
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Wrath |
anger |
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Strife |
bitter disagreement; conflict |
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Demeanor |
outward look/behavior |
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Premeditated |
characterized by fully conscious willful intent; thought out beforehand |
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Venal |
capable of being bought; bribable |
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Parsimonious |
stingy; frugal |
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Converge |
to meet/join; come together at a point |
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Indubitable |
undoubtedly; true |
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Altruistic |
unselfish |
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Facile |
easily accomplished or attained |
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Decrepit |
wasted/weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age |
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Indemnity |
payment for loss |
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Prerogative |
an exclusive or special right, power, or privilege |
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Chagrin |
distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure |
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Disingenuous |
lacking in candor; also: giving a false appearance of simple frankness |
