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59 Cards in this Set
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Idiosyncrasies |
A mode of behavior/ thought of someone |
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Metropolis |
Biggest city |
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Camaraderie |
Mutual trust and friendship among people who spend a lot of time together |
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Advent |
The arrival of a notable person, thing or , event |
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Aesthetic |
Concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty |
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Extol |
Praise enthusiastically |
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Inclement |
Harsh weather |
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Munificent |
Gift larger or more generous than usual or necessary |
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Exemplary |
Serving as a desirable model |
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Apprise |
Inform or tell someone |
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Ostensible |
Stated or appearing to be true |
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Condescending |
Having it showing a feeling of patronizing superiority |
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Inundate |
Overwhelm someone w things |
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Spontaneous |
Performed of occurring as a result of a sudden inner impulse |
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Surly |
Bad-tempered & unfriendly |
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Invectives |
Insulting , abusive / highly critical language |
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Multifarious |
Many and of various types |
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Affluent |
Group or area having a great deal of money; wealthy |
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Inconsequential |
Not important/ significant |
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Obtuse |
Annoyingly insensitive/ slow to understand |
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Truculent |
Eager/ quick to argue fight Harsh |
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Misogynistic |
Strongly prejudiced against women |
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Prohibition |
The action of forbidding something, especially by law |
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Eldritch |
Weird& sinister/ ghostly |
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Nebulous |
Form of a cloud/ haze |
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Incorrigible |
Person/ tendencies not able to be corrected, improved, or reformed |
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Recalcitrant |
Having an obstinately uncooperative attitude towards authority or discipline |
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Conflagration |
An extensive fire which destroys a great deal of land or property |
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Quixotic |
Exceedingly idealistic; unrealistic and impractical |
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Contrive |
Create or bring about an object or a situation by deliberate use of skill & artifice |
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Pseudonym |
A fictitious name, especially one used by a author |
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Sagacity |
The quality of being wise |
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Craven |
Contemptible lacking in courage; cowardly |
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Umbrage |
Offense or annoyance |
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Circumvent |
Find a way around an obstacle |
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Deference |
Humble submission and respect |
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Obstreperous |
Noisy and difficult to control |
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Pretentious |
Attempting to impress by by affecting greater importance, culture , etc. than is actually possessed |
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Emulate |
Match or surpass a person or achievement typically by imitation |
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Erstwhile |
Former or used to be |
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Nonchalant |
Causal, relaxed, not concerned with anything |
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Intuitive |
Using or based on what one feels to be true even without conscious reasoning |
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Libel |
A published false statement that is damaging to a person’s reputation; a written defamation |
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Rudimentary |
Involving or limited basic principles |
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Beguile |
Charm or enchant someone , sometimes in a deceptive way |
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Fatuous |
Silly and pointless |
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Averse |
Having a strong dislike of or opposition to something |
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Trepidation |
A feeling of fear or agitation about something that may happen |
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Inevitable |
Certain to happen; unavoidable |
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Brevity |
Concise & exact use of words in writing or speech |
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Caveat |
A warning or proviso of specific stipulations, conditions, or limitations |
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Pensive |
Engaged in, involving , or reflecting deep or serious thought |
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Correspondence |
A close similarity , connection or equivalence |
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Prolific |
Of a plant , animal, or person producing much fruit or foliage or many offspring |
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Surreptitious |
Kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of |
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Ubiquitous |
Present, appearing, or found everywhere |
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Veracity |
Conformity to facts; accuracy |
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Prudent |
Acting with of showing care & though for the future |
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Behemoth |
Huge of monstrous creature |
