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30 Cards in this Set
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Detriment |
Something that causes damage, harm, or loss. |
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Dexterous |
Skillful in using the hands or body. |
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Discretion |
Good judgment or tact in actions or speaking. |
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Facetious |
Humorous; playfully joking |
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Gregarious |
Sociable; enjoying and seeking the company of others |
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Optimum |
Best possible; most favorable; most desirable |
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Ostentatious |
Meant to impress others; flashy |
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Scrupulous |
Careful about moral standards; conscientious |
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Sensory |
Having to do with seeing, hearing, feeling, tasting, or smelling |
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Vicarious |
Experienced through the imagination; not experienced directly |
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Collaborate |
To work together on a project; cooperate in an effort |
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Despondent |
Downhearted; hopeless; overwhelmed with sadness |
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Instigate |
To bring about by moving others to action; stir up |
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Resilient |
Able to recover quickly from harm, illness, or misfortune. |
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Retrospect |
Reviewing the past; considering past events |
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Rudimentary |
Fundamental; necessary to learn first |
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Scoff |
To make fun of; mock; refuse to take seriously. |
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Squelch |
To silence or suppress; crush |
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Venerate |
To respect deeply; revere. |
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Zealot |
A person totally devoted to a purpose or cause. |
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Autonomy |
Independence; self-government |
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Bureaucratic |
Insisting on strict rules and routine, often to the point of hindering effectiveness |
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Mandate |
A group's expressed wishes; clear signal to; vote of confidence |
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Ostracize |
To expel or exclude from a group; shun |
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Raucous |
Noisy and disorderly; boisterous |
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Recourse |
A source of help, security, or strength; something to turn to; option |
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Reiterate |
To state again or repeatedly |
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Tantamount |
Equal in effect or value; the same as |
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Tenacious |
Holding firmly; persisten; stubborn |
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Utopia |
An ideal or perfect place or state; a place achieving social or political perfection |
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