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50 Cards in this Set
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adamant |
adj. refusing to be persuaded |
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amble |
adj. more at a relaxed pace |
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assuage |
verb to calm |
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brouhaha |
noun noisy/overexcited reaction |
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demeanor |
noun outward behavior |
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foray |
verb to do something unusual; doing an adventure |
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impudent |
adj. not showing respect |
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onus |
noun burn; unwelcome responsibility |
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potpourri |
noun collection of miscellaneous items |
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tortuous |
adj. winding, crooked |
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blatant |
adj. unashamedly done |
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amenable |
adj. open to suggestion; easily persuaded |
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carnage |
noun killing lots of people |
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grisly |
adj. causing horror/disgust |
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implicit |
adj. implied, no qualification |
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inauspicious |
adj. not conducive to success |
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ostentatious |
adj. vulgar/pretentious display |
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redundant |
adj. no longer needed, repetitive |
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prolific |
adj. producing lots; plentiful |
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inception |
noun start of something |
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contiguous |
adj. sharing a common border |
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denizen |
noun inhabitant of a particular place |
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gist |
noun essence of something; main idea |
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imperious |
adj. assuming power without justification |
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inculcate |
verb instill an idea by persistent instruction |
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munificent |
adj. larger/more generous than usual |
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novice |
adj. person who is inexperienced |
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palpable |
adj. able to be touched/felt |
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perceptive |
adj. showing sensitive insight |
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satiate |
verb to fill adj. to be filled |
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astute |
adj. having ability to assess situation and turn to advantage; shrewd |
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ignoble |
adj. not honorable in character/purpose |
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restitution |
noun restoration of something lost/stolen compensation for loss/injury |
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corpulent |
adj. fat (of a person) |
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nebulous |
adj. unclear/hazy |
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susceptible |
adj. likely to be harmed/influenced |
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egregious |
adj. shocking/really bad |
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pretentious |
adj. attempting to impress by showing more talent than possessed |
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hypothetical |
adj. serving as a hypothesis; based upon an assumption/guess |
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relegate |
verb dismiss to inferior position |
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vapid |
adj. without challenge; uninteresting |
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contrive |
verb devising a plan; creating something delibrately |
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fetter |
noun a chain used to restrain verb to restrain with a chain |
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heinous |
adj. describing an evil act; usually crime |
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surreptitious |
adj. kept a secret |
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vicarious |
adj. experienced through something/someone else |
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beneficent |
adj. generous |
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crass |
adj. insensitive; lacking intelligence |
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grandiose |
adj. pretentiously impressive; magnificent; overdone |
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mitigate |
verb to make less severe |
