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25 Cards in this Set
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Altuistic |
Unselfishly concerned for the welfare of others |
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Ambivalent |
Having contrary feeling or attitudes/ uncertain as to the course of action |
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Angular |
Lean; sharp cornered; gaunt |
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Arrogant |
Overbearingly assuming; insolent proud |
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Aversion |
Strong dusinclinatiom; disliking |
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Discern |
To differentiate between two or more things |
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Disclaim |
Intense dislike; to treat with scorn or contempt; to reject as unworthy |
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Disparage |
To degrade; to speak of someone or something in a derogatory manner |
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Disparity |
Inequality; the condition or fact of being unequal in age, rank or degree |
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Embellish |
To decorate; to make beautiful with ornamentation |
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Engender |
To cause; to produce; to create |
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Innocuous |
Harmless; producing no injury |
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Insipid |
Boring and stupid |
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Lament |
Insipidity; insipidly; insipidness |
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Laud |
To oraise; to extol |
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Obscure |
Difficult to see; vague |
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Ostentatious |
Showy; pretentious |
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Prodigal |
Wasteful; a person given to extravagance |
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Repudiate |
To rejext; to disown; to disavow |
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Reticence |
Restraint in speech; reluctance to speak |
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Revere |
To honor; to regard with respect |
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Serene |
Calm; placid |
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Subtle |
Delicate; elusive; not obvious |
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Superfluous |
Beyond what is needed or required; an overflow |
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Tactiturn |
Quiet; not verbose |
