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30 Cards in this Set
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Open to change; Adaptable
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LABILE
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Unable to see distant objects clearly
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MYOPIC
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To have force or influence; bring about an effect or change
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MILITATE
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Hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; stubbornly impenitent.
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OBDURATE
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Gladness and gaiety, especially when expressed by laughter.
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MIRTH
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THe accepted traditional customs and usages of a particular social group.
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MORES
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A rigid military disciplinarian
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MARTINENT
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Bearing or manner, especially as it reveals an inner state of mind.
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MIEN
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One who pays undue attention to book learning and formal rules.
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PEDANT
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Effusively or tearfully sentimental
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MAUDLIN
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Sullen
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SATURNINE
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To satisfy full or to excess
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SATIATE
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To command solemnly; urge earnestly
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ADJURED
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A concise summary of essentials
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PRECIS
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The study or collection of monetary objects
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NUMISMATICS
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Scornfully or cynically mocking.
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SARDONIC
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Springing, jumping.
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SALIENT
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Pretending to be sick.
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MALINGER
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Healthy for you.
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SALUBRIOUS
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To attempt affection or eager to please people.
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OBSEQUIOUS
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In a dignal way, strange, different.
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OBLIQUE
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The lowest point.
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NADIR
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Sound of a funeral bell or end buzzer.
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KNELL
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Narrow, unsophisticated
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PROVINCIAL
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Weepy, mournful, tearful
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LACHRYMOSE
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A person who cultivates a refined taste esp. in food and wine.
A person dedicated to sensual enjoyment. |
EPICURE
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Offensive or discusting. Harmful of injurious
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NOISOME
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Cheerfully optimistic, hopeful, or confident.
blood, red |
SANGUINE
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To deprive of force or strength, destroy the vigor of, weaken
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ENERVATE
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A new word meaning usage or phrase.
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NEOLOGISM
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