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40 Cards in this Set
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harbinger
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forerunner, a go-ahead person, leader
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spur
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impels or urges; Ex: It was a spur of the moment
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disjointed
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lacking coherence; separated at the joints
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mealymouthed
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indirect in speech, hypocritical, evasive
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prevaricate
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similar to equivocate (mislead), beat around the bush
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luminary
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celebrity, dignitary, in the spotlight
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testy
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irritable, short-tempered, impatient
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nefarious
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very wicked, evil
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begrudge
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resent, yield
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bilk
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swindle cheat, cheat out of money
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compose
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to calm, Ex: He was so composed
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occlude
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shut, close
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ambiguity
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doubtfulness; unclear or doubtful in meaning
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amelioration
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improve
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cavil
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make frivolous objections, discourage
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skeptical
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do not believe
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fledgling
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inexperienced, young, newborn
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crass
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very unrefined, grossly insensible *CRASS-ASS
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recalcitrant
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stubborn, determined to resist authority; Ex: The boy was very recalcitrant towards his parents.
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protract
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prolong, pull-forward
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opacity
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the state or quality of being opaque (dark, cloudy)*think opal-black
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predilection
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partiality, preference toward something
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seedy
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run-down, decripit, disreputable; Ex: My father appeared seedy at the party.
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boggle
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astonish, confuse
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hidebound
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narrow and rigid in opinion, confined to the part, close-minded
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castigate
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punishment, severe criticism
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gambol
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skip about, leap playfully
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raucous
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harsh sound and shrill, disorderly and boisterous
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taper
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to become smaller
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high-handed
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condescending or presumptuous, overbearing
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diminution
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lessening, reduction in size *dim-diminish
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distend
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expand, swell out, to spread
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embroil
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throw into confusion, entangle, complicate
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vouchsafe
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grant condescendingly, guarantee, *physical safe-to protect
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jettison
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throw overbroad (away)
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stoic
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impassive, unaffected by joy or grief, calm
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gamely
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in a spirited manner, with courage
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crestfallen
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dejected, dispirited, crushed, depressed
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desultory
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aimless, digressing at random, disconnected
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pulchritude
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beauty, comeliness; *tude-state of
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