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30 Cards in this Set
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Diffidence |
Timidity or shyness |
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Indefatigable |
Persistent, unwavering |
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Penurious |
Stingy |
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Extirpate |
To root out, to destroy completely |
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Perfidious |
Treacherous |
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Duplicity |
Deceitfulness, duplicitous |
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Uncanny |
Strange or mysterious, bizarre |
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Sardonic |
Disdainfully humorous, mocking |
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Vitality |
The state of being strong or active, vigor |
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Encroach |
To intrude on, to invade |
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Compunction |
A feeling of guilt or moral scruple that follows the doing of something wrong |
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Galvanize |
To shock or excite into action |
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Microcosm |
A representation of something on a much smaller scale (small world) |
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Inculcate |
To impress upon by frequent repetition |
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Implore |
To beg, to plead |
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Acrid |
Having an irritatingly strong or unpleasant smell, pungent, |
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Odious |
Repulsive, arousing hatred |
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Dogmatic |
A strong set of principles based on faith or morals |
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Buoyancy |
Resilience of spirit |
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Supercilious |
Haughtily contemptuous, arrogant |
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Quaint |
Attractively unusual or old fashioned |
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Trepidation |
Hesitation caused by fear |
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Animosity |
Strong hostility |
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Fastidious |
Overly difficult to please |
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Ghastly |
Causing great horror or fear, macabre |
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Dissipate |
To break up, to squander |
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Inexorable |
Not to be persuaded |
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Strident |
Harsh sounding, shrill |
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Labyrinth |
A place that has many confusing paths, a maze |
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Grotesque |
Bizarre, absurd |
