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57 Cards in this Set
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assuaged |
is to lessen or to calm. |
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stinginess |
a lack of generosity; a general unwillingness to part with money
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impotent |
powerless |
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taciturn
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habitually reserved and uncommunicative. |
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eccentric |
unconventional or unusual |
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repertoire |
all the special skills a person has |
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vapid |
boring or uninstresting |
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malvolent |
wishing evil to others, arising from intense ill will or hatred |
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nebulous |
lacking definite form or limits |
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immune |
something has no effect on you |
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vexation |
to annoy |
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erratic |
irregular |
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tranquility |
peacefulness |
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diminutive |
smaller than ordinary |
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fractious |
irritable and quarrelsome; testy and grouchy |
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amiable |
friendly |
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concede |
admit something is true and valid after first denying or resisting it |
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discernible |
understandable |
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auspicious |
favorable |
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abominable |
causing moral revulsion |
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arbitrated |
to settle a dispute |
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evasion |
the action of avoiding something |
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aloof |
not friendly; cool and distant |
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benign |
kind and gentle |
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benevolence |
generosity and thoughtful |
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asinine |
stupid; silly |
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prowess |
superior ability and skill |
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ramshackle |
loose or rickety; about to fall apart |
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malignant |
dangerous; evil |
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desolate |
deserted of people and in a state of bleak and dismal emptiness |
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meditative |
to reflect upon something, or think about it |
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vigil |
a watch |
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cordial |
warm and friendly |
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perpetrated |
carried out; committed |
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unfathomable |
something that can not be understood |
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procured |
got |
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attire |
clothing |
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bawled |
cried out noisily |
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compensation |
to pay for something or to make up for something |
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donned |
put on |
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doused |
to pour liquid, in this case water, all over that person |
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fanatical |
a person whose extreme enthusiasm, interest, zeal, etc. goes beyond what is reasonable |
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gallantly |
politely; in the manner of a gentleman |
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gravitated |
to be pulled in the direction of that object or person |
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impaired |
damaged; weakened |
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indecision |
not being able to decide what to do |
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isolate |
set apart from others |
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provocation |
to excite some sort of feeling; often anger or irritation |
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subdued |
been soothed or softened and made less intense |
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tentatively |
to be hesitant or unsure |
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feeble |
weak; frail |
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gingerly |
carefully; cautiously |
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peril |
danger |
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essence |
fundamental nature; most important quality |
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infuriated |
angered greatly |
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skulked |
to move or slink about in a sinister manner |
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passé |
old-fashioned |