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19 Cards in this Set
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Tacturn |
Reserved in speech to silence |
Opp. A protester during a march |
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Repugnant |
Distasteful, offensive |
The girl hated carrots because she thought they were repugnant |
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Sardonic |
Mocking, sneering, characterized by derision |
The man became sardonic after no one could take things seriously anymore |
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Intangible |
Incapable of being perceived by touch; hard to perceive |
Color was intangible to the blind boy |
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Forlorn |
Desolate, dreary, unhappy, or miserable |
Opp. Hope for a better situation |
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Scintillate |
To sparkle or flash |
A diamond |
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Preclude |
To prevent the presence, existence or occurrence of; to make impossible |
The president precludes a war from happening |
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Tenuous |
Lacking in clarity of slight importance; thin; flimsy |
The paper was poorly written and tenuous, making it receive a "D" |
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Innocuous |
Harmless; not interesting or significant |
Opp. An angry unicorn |
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Resolute |
Determined, set in purpose or opinion |
Her resolute vindication convinced the jury to declare the man "not guilty" |
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Compunction |
Any uneasiness about a course of action; guilt |
After going into the den, she couldn't help but have compunction |
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Affable |
Friendly, easy to talk to |
The new boy quickly became popular because of his affable composure |
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Meager |
Small in amount or quantity |
Because of the disaster, only meager portions could be given to people |
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Placid |
Calm, peaceful |
After going to the lake, the wild beast suddenly became placid |
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Facetious |
Lacking in seriousness, humorous |
Because of the facetious claim, the lawyer couldn't help but laugh |
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Inclination |
A tendency, liking or preference |
Because of his stupidity, he had an inclination to smart girls |
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Inexorable |
Unyielding, unchangeable, stubborn |
The inexorable mule refused to pull a cart |
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Audacity |
Boldness or daring, esp. with a disregard to safety |
Opp. A mouse running away from a cat |
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Austere |
Extremely plain; severe in manner |
Minimalistic decorations |
