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44 Cards in this Set
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Ambivalent |
Undecided; mixed feelings |
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Autonomy |
Self government |
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Blanched |
Turned pale |
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Callous |
Cruel and unfeeling |
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Capricious |
Changeable; fickle |
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Churlish |
ill-mannered |
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Concur |
Agree |
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Decimation |
Extensive destruction |
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Delinquency |
Wrong doing |
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Desolate |
Lonely; devoid of life; feeling very sad |
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Disingenuous |
Crafty |
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Disposition |
Tendency; personality |
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Effusive |
Overly expressive of emotions |
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Enumerate |
Count out; list |
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Erroneous |
Wrong |
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Esoteric |
Obsecure |
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Facetious |
Cheeky; not taken seriously |
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Fostered |
Encouraged |
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Harbored |
Held |
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Hypothetical |
Not proven; based on guesswork |
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Implacable |
Cannot be appeased; relentless |
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Incorrigible |
Cannot be corrected |
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Ineffable |
Cannot be expressed in words |
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Ironic |
Unexpected |
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Languid |
Having no energy or interest |
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Lugubrious |
Mornful; very sad |
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Misnomer |
Wrong name for something |
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Multifaceted |
Having many aspects |
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Nostalgic |
Longing for the past |
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Omnipotent |
All powerful |
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Phlegmatic |
Calm |
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Precursor |
Fore-runner; earlier version |
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Pretentious |
Putting on an act |
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Prolific |
Producing a lot |
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Raiment |
Clothes; garments |
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Reconcile |
Bring disputing side together again |
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Remonstrance |
Criticism |
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Retrenchment |
Reducing staff or force |
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Skeptical |
Doubtful |
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Stringent |
Strict |
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Succinct |
Clear, short and well expressed |
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Tenuous |
Shaky; not firm |
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Underscore |
Emphasize |
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Wistful |
Full of sadness and longing |
