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15 Cards in this Set
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agnostic
Noun |
one who believes it impossible to know whither or not God exists
S: freethinker A: believer |
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Nepotism
ADJ |
Favoritism to relatives in giving jobs and offices
S:bias A:decency |
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Enigmatic
ADJ |
puzzling, mysterious, perpelxing
S: doubtful A: obvious |
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Blatant
ADJ |
completely obvious, often offensively so; shameless
S: clear A: inconspicuous |
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Nebulous
ADJ |
unclear, hazy, indistinct
S: imprecise A: obvious |
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Procrustean
ADJ |
forcing rigid conformity
S: liberal A: merciful |
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Prosaic
ADJ |
commonplace, dull, uninspired
S: boring A: imaginative |
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Denigrate
Verb |
defame, speak ill of, attack the reputation of
S: bad mouth A: cherish |
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Docile
ADJ |
easily managed, controlled, or taught; gentle; submissive
S: governable A: stubborn |
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Boycott
Verb |
refuse to deal with as a means of protest and persuasion
S: embargo A: support |
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Carnage
Noun |
great slaughter, massacre
S: crime A: truce |
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Carnal
Verb |
Pertaining to desires of the flesh;sensual, sexual, lustful, worldly
S: lewd A: intellectual |
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Carnivorous
ADJ |
Flesh-eating
S: predatory A: vegetarian |
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Incarnate
ADJ/Verb |
Having bodily form, especially human form; personified
S: embodied A: be original |
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reincarnation
noun |
rebirth in another body
S: metempsychosis A: none found |
