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31 Cards in this Set
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Reticent |
Silent, reserved (Syn: introverted, laconic, taciturn) |
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Encomium |
Warm praise (Syn: eulogy, panegyric, salutation) |
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Imbue |
To wet or moisten (Syn: charge, freight, impregnate, permeate) |
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Endemic |
Belonging to a particular area, inherent (Syn: indigenous) |
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Itinerant |
To move from place to place, unsettled (Syn: vagrant, nomadic) |
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Ebullient |
Exhilarated, full of enthusiasm (Syn: ardent, avid, zestful) |
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Supplant |
To replace by force, to take the place of (Syn: displace, supersede) |
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Solecism |
Grammatical mistake or blunder in speech (Syn: blooper, faux pas, vulgarism) |
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Tome |
Book, usually large and academic (Syn: codex, volume) |
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Soporific |
Causing sleep or lethargy (Syn: hypnotic, narcotic, somnolent) |
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Ingenuous |
Showing innocence or simplicity (Syn: artless, guileless, naive) |
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Phlegmatic |
Calm and unemotional (Syn: apathetic, impassive, stolid) |
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Pithy |
Substantial yet concise and to the point (Syn: brief, laconic, terse) |
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Impious |
Not devout in religion (Syn: immoral, irreverent, profane) |
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Proclivity |
A natural inclination (Syn: bias, leaning, partiality, propensity, prejudice) |
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Distaff |
The famale branch of the family (Syn: Maternal |
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Fervid |
Intensely emotional (Syn: burning, vehement, zealous) |
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Calumny |
A false and malicious accusation (Syn: defamation, libel, slander) |
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Profligate |
Corrupt (Syn: dissolute, improvident, prodigal) |
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Imprecation |
A curse (Syn: damnation) |
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Amortize |
To diminish by installment payments (Syn: conviviality) |
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Upbraid |
To scold sharply (Syn: berate, chide, reproach) |
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Politic |
Practical in managing or dealing with things, diplomatic (Syn: tactful) |
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Coterie |
An intimate group of persons with a similar purpose (Syn: clique, set) |
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Wraith |
A ghost of a living person seen before their death (Syn: apparition, bogeyman, phantasm, spirit) |
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Probity |
Complete honesty and integrity (Syn: morality, rectitude, virtue) |
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Lassitude |
A state of diminished energy (Syn: debilitation, enervation, languor, fatigue) |
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Lapidary |
Relating to precious stones or the art of cutting them |
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Largess |
Generous giving to others who are inferior (Syn: benevolence, boon, favor) |
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Enervate |
To reduce in strength (Syn: fatigue, lassitude, enfeeble, sap) |
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Intractable |
Not easily managed or manipulated (Syn: stubborn, unruly) |
