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30 Cards in this Set
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skillful, clever |
adroit |
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to make impure; contaminate |
adulterate |
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accident; nonessential |
adventitious |
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A shield; protection; sponsorship |
aegis |
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a phony attitude; pose |
affectation |
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an attraction to |
affinty |
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wealth; rich |
affluencs |
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open-mouthed; surprised; agog |
agape |
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to enlarge; expand |
aggrandize |
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a concern for others; generosity |
altruism |
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open to more than one interpretation |
ambiguous |
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lacking a sense of right and wrong |
amoral |
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shapeless, formless, vague |
amorphous |
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hatred |
animosity |
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an intense dislike |
antipathy |
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an exact opposite; a opposite extreme |
antithesis |
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playful, teasing talk |
badinage |
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common, ordinary |
banal |
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overly decorated |
baroque |
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a showy but useless thing |
bauble |
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a noisy uproar; a scene of wild confusion |
bedlam |
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to deceive; charm; enchant |
beguile |
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to overwhelm; to surround and attack |
besiege |
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to make dirty; stain |
besmirch |
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savage, brutal |
bestial |
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bad tempered; cross |
bilious |
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to whiten, to make pale |
blanch |
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mild, tasteless, dull |
bland |
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flattery |
blandishment |
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pertaining to beauty |
aesthetic |
