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42 Cards in this Set

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Diffident
Lacking self-confidence
Assuage
To make something unpleasant less severe
Dissemble
To present a false appearance; to disguise one's real intentions or character
Engender
To produce, cause, or bring about
Deride
To speak of or treat with contempt; to mock
Ardor
Intense and passionate feeling
Disparate
Fundamentally different; entirely unlike
Advocate
To speak in favor of
Exigent
Urgent; requiring immediate action
Erratic
Wandering and unpredictable
Deference
Respect, courtesy
Credulous
Too trusting; gullible
Caustic
Biting in wit
Ambiguous
Doubtful or uncertain; able to be interpreted several ways
Enigma
A puzzle; a mystery
Bolster
To support; to prop up
Dilettante
Someone with an amateurish and superficial interest in a topic
Fanatical
Acting excessively enthusiastic; filled with extreme, unquestioned devotion
Abscond
To leave secretly
Eclectic
Selecting from or made up from a variety of sources
Efficacy
Effectiveness
Amalgamate
To combine; to mix together
Apathy
Lack of interest or emotion
Desiccate
To dry out thoroughly
Ameliorate
To make better; to improve
Bombastic
Pompous in speech or manner
Enumerate
To count, list, or itemize
Banal
Predictable, cliched, or boring
Analogous
Similar or alike in some way; equivalent to
Ephemeral
Lasting a short time
Anachronism
Something out of place in time
Candid
Impartial and honest in speech
Dogmatic
Dictatorial in one's opinions
Abyss
An extremely deep hole
Arbitrate
To judge a dispute between two opposing parties
Dupe
To deceive; a person who is easily deceived
Castigate
To punish or criticize harshly
Archaic
Ancient, old-fashioned
Diatribe
An abusive, condemnatory speech
Abate
To reduce in amount, degree, or severity
Abstain
To choose not to do something
Articulate
Able to speak clearly and expressively