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40 Cards in this Set

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stymie
to prevent or hinder the progress of
spurious
Not being what it purports to be; false or fake
hallow
honor as holy
invidious
(of a situation or action) likely to arouse or incur resentment or anger in others
dogmatic
inclined to lay down principles as incontratvertibly true; preachy
clandestine
done in secret,usally because its illicit
sanguine
cheerfully optimistic; hopeful; confident
reticent
not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily
autonomous
acting independantly or having the freedom to do so
intransigent
unwilling or refusing to change one's views about something
redolent
strongly reminiscent or suggestive of something
debacle
a sudden and infamous failure; a fiasco
redouble
to make much greater, more intense and/or numerous
harangue
to lecture at length in a critical manner
arduous
involving or requiring strengh or effort; tiring
histrionic
overly theactrical or melodramatic in character or style
imperious
assuming authority or power without justification; arrogant and domineering
convivial
friendly; lively; enjoyable
indulge
to allow oneself or someone else to enjoy the pleasure of
solicitous
showing interest or concern
sycophant
a self seeking flatter; a suckup
pallitive
relieving pain without dealing with the underlying cause
negligible
small and unimportant; not worth considering
opaque
hard or impossible to understand; obscure
demonstrative
tending to show feelings especially emotion
brevity
conciseness in speech; brief
undermine
to weaken gradually
deleterious
causing harm or damage
vacillate
to alternate or waver betweem different opinons or actions
adept
very skilled at or proficient at something
dilatory
slow to act, intended to cause delay
extant
still in existence; surviving
disparate
essentially different in kind, not allowing comparison
supplant
supersede and replace
eradicate
to destroy completely; put a end to
debase
to replace something in quality or value; to degrade
interminable
endless
utilitarian
designed to be useful and practcal rather than attractive
ineffable
too great or extreme to be described in words
mitigate
to make less severe, serious or painful