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24 Cards in this Set
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Benevolent |
kind and generous |
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Commiserate |
To express sadness or sympathy for someone who has experienced something unpleasant |
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Consolation |
Something that makes a person feel less sadness, disappointment |
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Discern |
To detect with the eyes
to come to know or recognize mentally |
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Fiend |
* an evil spirit
*evil or cruel person
* a person very enthusiastic about something |
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Omen |
On occurrence or phenomenon believed to portend a future event |
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Conjecture |
An opinion or idea formed without proof or sufficient evidence |
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Disconsolate |
Very unhappy or sad |
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Enigmatic |
Full of mystery and difficult to understand |
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Flagrant |
Very bad
too bad to be ignored |
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Pensive |
Quietly sad or thoughtful |
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Venerable |
Old and respected |
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Wantonly |
Showing no thought or care for the rights, feelings or safety of others |
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Base |
The bottom or lowest part of something |
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Inexorable |
Not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped |
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Insurmountable |
*Impossible to solve or get control of
* incapable of being surmounted |
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Irksome |
Annoying or irritating |
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Malicious |
Having or showing a desire to cause harm to another person |
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Torpor |
A state of not being active or having very little energy |
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Traverse |
Something that crosses or lies across |
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Adversary |
An enemy or opponent |
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Consternation |
A strong feeling of surprise or sudden disappointment that causes confusion |
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Illustrious |
Admired and respected very much because a lot was achieved |
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Omnipotent |
Having complete or unlimited power |