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69 Cards in this Set
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Apex |
The highest point |
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Assimilate |
To absorb fully or make one's own |
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Inundate |
To flood, overflow |
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Momentous |
Very important |
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Perilous |
Dangerous |
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Assurance |
Self confidence |
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Flippant |
Lacking in seriousness, disrespectful |
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Liability |
A debt, something disadvantageous |
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Preposterous |
Ridiculous, senseless |
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Rejuvenate |
To make young again |
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Candid |
Frank and sincere |
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Expedient |
Advantageous |
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Impel |
To force, drive forward |
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Prognosis |
A forecast of the probable course and outcome of a disease or situation |
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Repugnant |
Offensive, disagreeable, distasteful |
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Adept |
Thoroughly skills |
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Emancipate |
To release or liberate |
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Erroneous |
Incorrect, containing mistakes |
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Languid |
Drooping, without energy, sluggish |
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Slipshod |
Untidy and dress, personal habits, etc, careless, sloppy |
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Brevity |
Shortness |
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Concise |
Expressing much in a few words |
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Demure |
Sober or serious in Manner, modest |
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Divulge |
To tell, reveal, to make public |
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Relentless |
Unyielding, harsh, without pity |
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Blanch |
To remove the color from, to make or turn pale, to parboil |
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Brawny |
Strong, muscular |
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Humane |
Kind, merciful |
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Illustrious |
Very famous, distinguished |
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Subversive |
Intended to undermine or overthrow, one who advocates were attempts to undermine a political system |
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Adulterate |
To corrupt, make worse by the addition of something or lesser value |
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Augment |
To make larger, increase |
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Insidious |
Intended to deceive or entrap, sly, treacherous |
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Opulent |
Wealthy, luxurious, ample, grandiose |
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Reiterate |
To say again, repeat |
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Tentative |
Experimental in nature, uncertain, hesitant |
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Verbatim |
Word for word, exactly as written or spoken |
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Adroit |
We skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind |
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Averse |
Having a deep-seated distaste, opposed, unwilling |
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Extol |
To praise extravagantly |
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Impervious |
Not affected or hurt by, admitting of no passage or entrance |
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Meticulous |
Extremely careful, particular about details |
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Nostalgia |
A longing for something past, homesickness |
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Coerce |
To compel, Force |
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Demise |
A death, especially of a person in a lofty position |
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Fallow |
Cloud but not seated, inactive, reddish yellowish, land left unseeded, to plow but not seed |
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Perpetuate |
To make permanent or long-lasting |
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Punitive |
Inflicting or aiming at punishment |
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Ascertain |
To find out |
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Cogent |
Forceful, convincing, relevant, to the point |
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Expunge |
To erase, obliterate, destroy |
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Panacea |
A remedy for all ills, cure-all, and answer to all problems |
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Supercilious |
Proud and contemptuous, showing scorn because of a feeling of superiority |
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Uncanny |
Strange, mysterious, weird, beyond explanation |
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Venial |
Easily excused, pardoned |
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Altruistic |
Unselfish, concerned with the welfare of others |
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Clemency |
Mercy, humaneness, mildness, moderateness |
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Dearth |
A lack, scarcity, inadequate supply, a famine |
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Diffident |
Shy, lacking self-confidence, modest, reserved |
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Indomitable |
Unconquerable, refusing to yield |
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Infallible |
Free from error, absolutely dependable |
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Remiss |
Neglectful in performance of one's duty, careless |
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Temerity |
Rashness, boldness |
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Accede |
To yield to, assume an office or dignity |
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Deft |
Skillful, nimble |
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Extirpate |
To tear up by the roots, to destroy totally |
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Officious |
Meddling, excessively forward in offering services or assuming authority |
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Supple |
Bending easily, bending with agility, readily adaptable, servile |
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Venal |
Open to or marked by bribery or corruption |
