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20 Cards in this Set
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Austere
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Stern in Manner or appearance, HARSH
My father was a silent, austere man,very strict with us. |
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Avid
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Extremely eager or enthusiastic
An avid defender of human rights. |
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Capricious
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likely to change suddenly without reason, changeable
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Competent
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Properly qualified, able
She is competent driver who has never caused and accident. |
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Diffident
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lacking a self-confidence, shy
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Diminutive
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very small, tiny
The dollhouse contained diminutive furniture. |
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Formidable
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hard to overcome, hard to deal with
My friend is a formidable oppenent. |
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Inexorable
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acting despite any attempt to prevent or avoid, relentless
The forces of nature are inexorable. |
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Inscrutable
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Not able to be understood, so mysterious or obscure that you cannot make out its meaning
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Inveterate
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Confirmed in a habit, practice
It is very hard for an inveterate smoker to give up tobacco. |
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Lugubrious
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Too sad, overly mournful
The lugubrious howl of a dog. |
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Melancholy
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depression, sadness
My brother is a melancholy person. |
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Meticulous
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extremely careful about small details
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Munificent
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Very liberal in giving; generous.
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Opportune
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Fortunate or well-chosen, suitable, flavorable
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Plebian
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Of or about the common people
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Precipituos
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Like a precipice, very steep
I fell off a precipituos cliff. |
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Precocious
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Developed earlier than usual in knowledge, skill
This very precocious child could read well at age four. |
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Pugnacious
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Having the habit of fighting, fond of fighting
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Querulous
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Given to complaining; peevish.
I was querulous with the girl i babysat. |
