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65 Cards in this Set
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sonorous
harmonious |
pleasant sounding
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assonance
dissonant cacophany raucous din strident |
harsh sounding
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fetid
noisome noxious |
nasty
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adventitious amulet auspicious
fortuitous kismet nemesis propitious talisman propitiate portentous |
luck
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fey augur auspice
harbinger presage portentous prognosticate prescient harbinger |
predict
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admonish
cavil reproof belabor enjoin martinet remonstrate harangue exhort hector reproof |
nag
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asperity baleful dour
fell malevolent mordant sardonic scathing truculant vitriolic vituperation |
hardhearted
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abash chagrin compunction
contrition diffidence expiate foible gaucherie rue |
embarrass
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bilious dudgeon irascible
petulant pettish pique querulous umbrage waspish |
bad mood
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anterior antecede antedate
archaic diurnal eon ephemeral epoch fortnight penultimate temporal |
time/order/duration
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appraise ascertain assay
descry peruse |
investigate
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askance awry careen
carom circuitous cicumvent gyrate meander oblique serrated sidle sinuous vortx undulating |
not a straight line
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conjugal consanguine distaff
endogamous fratricide filial progenitor scion |
family
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adage aphorism apothegm
axiom bromide dictum epigram platitude sententious truism |
wisdom
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abridge compendium cursory
curtail syllabus synopsis terse |
abbreviated communication
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beneficial salubrious
salutary |
healthy
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abatement aperture fissure
hiatus interregnum interstice lull orifice rent respite rift |
gaps/openings
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discursive expatiate forage
itinerand peregrination peripatetic sojourn |
wandering
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aberration anomaly iconoclast
idiosyncrasy |
unusual
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equitable equity tantamount
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equal
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emulate facsimile
factitious paradigm precursor vicarious |
copy
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bereave defunct
demise dolorous elegy knell lament macabre moribund obsequies sepulchral wraith |
death/mourning
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abeyance abjure abnegation
abortive abrogate decamp demur recant recidivism remission renege rescind |
retreat/withdrawal
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defile fetid invidious
noisome odious putrid rebarbative |
offensive/disgusting
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discosolate doleful dolor
elegiac forlorn lament lugubrious melancholy morose plaintive threnody |
sorrow
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chortle droll facetious
flippant gibe jocular levity ludicrous raillery riposte simper |
funny
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aberrant anomalous
anachronism eclectic esoteric discrete iconoclast |
eccentric/dissimilar
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discomfit encumber fetter
forfend hinder impede inhibit occlude |
prevent/obstruct
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fulsome ostensible unctuous
dissemble disingenuous |
insincere
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ambulatory itinerant
peripatetic |
walkin about
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abnegate abstain ascetic
spartan stoic temperate |
denying of self
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ardor/ardent
partisan doctrinaire fervid tendentious zealot |
favor
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destitute
esurient indigent impecunious |
poor
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absolve
acquit exculpate exonerate expiate palliate redress vindicate |
forgive
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ameliorate
assuage defer mitigate mollify placate propitiate slake satiate |
satisfy/pacify
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indolent
inert lackadaisical languid lassitude lethargic phlegmatic quiescent sloth torpid |
lazy
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dilettante fledging neophyte
novitiate proselyte tyro |
beginner amateur
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anathema antipathy enmity
loathing malice odium rancor |
hatred
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dogmatic despotic
imperious peremptory tyrannical |
dictorial
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garrulous grandiloquent
loquacious periphastic prolix turgid verbose rhetoric turgid |
overblown/wordy
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compendious curt laconic
pithy succinct taciturn |
terse
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avaricious covetous mercenary miserly penurious
venal paracious |
greedy
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altruistic beneficent
clement largess magnanimous munificent philantropic unstinging |
generous/kind
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burgeoning callow engender
inchoate incipient nascent |
beginning/young
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implacable inexorable
intractable intransigent obdurate obstinate recalcitrant refractory renitent untoward vexing |
stubborn
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antithetic churlish
curmudgeon irascible malevolent misanthropic truculent vindictive |
hostile
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abet ancillary
bolster corroborate countenance espouse mainstay munificent stalwart sustenance proponent |
assist
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enervate exacerbate
inhibit obviate stultify undermine vitiate |
weaken
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banal fatuous hackneyed
insipid mundane pedestrian platitude prosaic quotidian trite |
boring
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craven diffident
pusillanimous recreant timorous trepidation |
timid
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baleful baneful deleterious
inimical injurious insidious minatory perfidious pernicious |
harmful
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acclaim accolade aggrandize
encomium eulogize extol fawn laud venerate |
praise
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ascerbi acidulous
acrimonious asperity caustic mordant mordacious trenchant |
biting
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apocryphal canard
chicanery dissemble equivocate ersatz feigned guile mendacious/mendacity perfidy prevaricate specious spurious |
falsehood
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candor fealty frank
indisputable indubitable legitimate probity sincere veracious verity |
truth
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bacchanalian depraved
dissipated iniquity libertine libidinous licentious reprobate ribald salacious sordid turpitude |
carousal
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aspersion berate
calumny decry deride/derisive diatribe disparage excoriate gainsay harangue impugn inveigh lambaste obloquy remonstrate rebuke reprehend pillory reprove revile tirade vituperate |
critize
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astute canny erudite
perspicacious |
learned/smart
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articulate cogent eloquent
evident limpid lucid pellucid |
easy to understand
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abstruse arcane bemusing
enigmatic esoteric obscure opaque paradoxical recondite turbid |
difficult to understand
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credulous gullible
naive ingenuous novitiate tyro |
innocent/inexperienced
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apace abrupt headlong
impetuous precipitate |
act quickly
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dither oscillate teeter
vacillate waver |
hesitate
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capricious mercurial
volatile |
change quickly
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audacious
dauntless |
bold
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