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30 Cards in this Set
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aesthetic
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pertaining to beauty, sensitive or responsive to beauty.
artistic |
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defunct
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no longer in existance or functioning, dead
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discomfit
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to frustrate, thwart, or defeat; to confuse, perplex, or embarrass.
nonplus, disconcert, foil. |
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espouse
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to take up and support; to become attached to, adopt, to marry
embrace, wed |
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fetish
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an object believed to have magical powers; an object of unreasoning devotion or reverence
charm, talisman, obsession |
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gregarious
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living together in a herd or group; sociable, seeking the company of others
outgoing, extroverted |
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hapless
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marked by a persistent absence of good luck
unlucky, ill-starred, unfortunate |
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impeccable
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faultless, beyond criticism or blame
flawless, sportless, immaculate |
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importune
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to trouble with demands; to bed for insistently
implore, entreat, dun, tax |
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interpolate
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to insert between other parts or things; to present as an addition or correction
inject, interpose, introduce |
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irreparable
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incapable of being repaired or rectified
irremediable |
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laconic
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concise, using few words
terse, succint, pilthy, compact |
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langish
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to become weak, feeble, or dull; to droop; to be depressed or dispirited; to suffer neglect
flag, wilt, fade, pine |
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mendacious
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given to lying or deception, untrue
untruthful, false |
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nadir
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the lowest point
rock bottom |
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omnipresent
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present in all places at all times
ubiquitous, ever present |
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perfunctory
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done in a superficial or halfhearted manner; without interest or enthusiasm
slapdash, cursory, shallow |
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plaintive
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expressive of sorrow or woe, melancholy
sad, doleful, lugubrious |
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requite
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to suitable repayment, as for a kindness, service, or favor; to make retaliation, as for an injury or wrong
reimburse, recompense, avenge |
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tantamount
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equivalent, having the same meaning, value, or effect
indistinguishable from |
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moribund
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in a dying state, near death
extinction |
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necromancer
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magic in general
withcraft |
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inexorable
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not to be persuaded
unyielding, unalterable |
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impecunious
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having little or no money
penniless, poor |
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flaccid
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not firm
soft, limp |
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ebullient
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overflowing with enthusiasm
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eclectic
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selecting or choosing from various sources
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detritus
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debris
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deprecate
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to express disaproval
belittle |
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delectable
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delightful, highly pleasing
delicious |
