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49 Cards in this Set
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Crestfallen |
Sad |
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Laconic |
Brief and to the point |
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Enthralled |
Spellbound |
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Reticence |
Shyness |
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Elegiac |
Sad |
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Mercurial |
Quick and unpredictable |
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Remiss |
Negligent or careless |
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Gist |
Main idea |
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Adroit |
Skillful in dealing with people |
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Assiduously |
Carefully, persistent |
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Inchoate |
Not yet formed, incomplete |
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Intrinsic |
Part of the essential nature of something |
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Singular |
Individual |
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Stasis |
Motionless |
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Unencumbered |
Freed up |
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Haggle |
To argue for a bargain |
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Limber |
Easily bent, flexible |
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Loll |
To be idle, lazy |
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Contrive |
To make an interesting plan; differs from whats expected |
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Adage |
A short, memorable saying of value or importance |
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Dissipate |
To cause to separate |
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Plumb |
Exactly vertical |
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Sublime |
Excellent, grand or beautiful |
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Mar |
To make imperfect |
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Unsullied |
Clean |
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Mirthless |
Joyless |
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Amalgam |
A combination |
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Contumacious |
Rebellious |
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Disquiet |
To alarm/ The disturbance |
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Posited |
Suggested |
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Inimical |
Unfriendly, hostile |
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Credo |
A statement of belief |
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Perfunctory |
Routinely and/or without much thought and effort |
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Garrolous |
Too talkitive |
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Fatuous |
Foolishly stupid |
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Cryptic |
Having hidden meaning |
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Histrionic |
Overly dramatic |
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Altruistic |
Selfless |
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Stymied |
Blocked |
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Castigate |
To punish or critisize |
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Lethargy |
Apathy |
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Peevish |
Irritable |
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Imputation |
Accusation |
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Misconstrue |
Interpret wrongly |
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Peruse |
Read carefully |
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Fortnight |
Two weeks |
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Wanton |
Unrestrained |
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Obdurate |
Stubborn |
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Mitigate |
To lessen intensity |
