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30 Cards in this Set
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Futile
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adj- incapable of producing any result; useless
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Preemptive
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adj- taken as a measure against something
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Lacuna
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noun- a gap or missing part as in manuscript
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Pallid
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adj-pale; faint in color
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Encroach
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verb- to advance beyond usual limits
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Modicum
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noun- a moderate or small amount
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Ardent
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adj- having or charactorized by intese feeling; passionate
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Affable
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adj- pleasantly easy to approach; friendly
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Emanate
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verb- to flow out, issue, or proceed; originate
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Despondent
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adj- feeling or showing profound hopelessness or gloom
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Promontory
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noun- a bluff, or part of a plateu, overlooking a lowland
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Vigil
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noun- a watch or a period of watchful attention maintained during a certain period of time
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Forlorn
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adj- desolate or dreary, unhappy or miserable
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Attenuate
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verb- to weaken or reduce in force or intensity
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Prognosis
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noun- a forecasting of the probable coutse and outcome of a disease
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Belie
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verb- to show to be false
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Luminary
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noun- a person who has attained eminence in his/her field
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Peruse
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verb- to read through with thoroughness or care
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Acrimony
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noun- sharpness, harshness, or bitterness of nature
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Insouciant
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adj- free from concern, worry, or anxiety
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Anachronistic
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adj- containing something or someone that is not in its correct historical or chronlogical time
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Egregious
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adj- extraordinary in some bad way
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Ossify
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verb- to become rigid or inflexible in habits, attitudes, or opinions
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Effervescent
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adj- effervecing, bubbling
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Picturesque
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adj- visually charming or quaint, as if resembling or suitable for a painting
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Audacious
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adj- extremely bold or daring
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Mantra
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noun- a word or formula that could be used for multiple scenarios
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Hedonistic
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adj- pertaining to a person whose life is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure
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Evince
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verb- to show clearly; make evident; prove
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Dissolute
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adj- indifferent to moral restraints
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