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77 Cards in this Set
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Insouciant
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Carefree, nonchalant
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Luculent
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Clear, easily understood.
ex: a luculent text |
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Chary
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fearful
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Denouement
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Climax
ex: During Act 4 in a Shakespeare play is the denouement. |
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Petulant
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Childish, stubborn
ex. You're as petulant as an eight year old. |
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Phlegmatic
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Sluggish
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Specious
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Has the ring of truth , seems good but it's not.
Ex: His reasoning was specious. |
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Saturnine
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Dark, gloomy
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Sedulous
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Persevering, dedicated to a task.
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Obloquy
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Tirade of detractive speech, criticsm
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Hibernal
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Winter like
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Vernal
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Spring
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Insular
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isolated
ex: A monk lives an insular existence. |
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Redoubtable
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To fear, awe, or command respect.
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Hirsute
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Hairy all over
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Hubris
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Arrogant, prideful
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Latent
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Not yet evident
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Prosaic
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Straight forward, matter of fact, litera
Antonym: poetic |
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Succinct
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Concise, clear
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Taciturn
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Habitually not talkative
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Ubiquitous
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Seems to be everywhere at once
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Tractable
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Easily led or managed
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Enigma
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Puzzle, mystery
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Abstruse
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Difficult to understand, obscure
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Aggrandize
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To make bigger
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Perfunctory
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Routinely
ex: Johny performed his duties perfunctory. |
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Plethora
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Abundance
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Irresolute
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Unsure of how to act.
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Laudatory
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Praise worthy
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Itinerate
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Wander from place to place
Ex: to live an Itinerate lifestyle involves a lot of variability. |
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Garrulous
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Talkative
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Insipid
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Tasteless, bland
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Parlous
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Dangerous
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Encomium
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warm, glowing praise
antonym: obloquy |
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Cupidity
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Excessive desire for something
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Diffident
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Listless, shy
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Quotidian
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Every day occurance
antonym: rare |
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Celeritous
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Speedy, rapid
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Nadir
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Lowest point
Ex: To be at the Nadir of your mathematical skills Antonym: Appex, pinnacle |
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Redolent
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Fragrent, Pleasant Smell
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amalgamate
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mix, to combine several elements into a whole
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ambiguous
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doubtful, uncertain
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ambivalent
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characterized by a mixture of opposite feelings
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ameliorate
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improve, make better
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amortize
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end (a debt) by setting aside money, repay
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antithetical
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being in diametrical opposition
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aplomb
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self-confidence
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apostate
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one who abandons long-held religious or political convictions
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apotheosis
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elevation to a preeminent or transcendent position
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approbation
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an expression of warm approval; praise
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apropos
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appropiate to the situation
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argot
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a specialized vocabulary used by a particular group
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arrant
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without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative_
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asperity
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roughness, harshness' ill-tempered, irritability
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aspersion
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an unfavorable or damaging remark; slander
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assiduous
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constant in application or attention; dilligent
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attenuate
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to reduce in force, value, amount, or degree; weaken
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augury
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a sign of something coming; an omen
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august
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majestic; venerable
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austere
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severely moral, also strict, simple, and plain
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aver
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affirm, to delare to be true
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baleful
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harmful, ominous, causing evil
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banal
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trite and overly common
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baneful
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causing harm or uin; destructive
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barrage
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artificial obstacle built across a river
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beatify
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to make blessedly happy
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bedizen
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to ornament or dress in a showy or gaudy manner
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bellicose
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warlike in manner or temperament; pugnacious
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bequest
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arrangement at death, legacy, inheritance
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blandishment
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tocoax by flattery or wheedling; cajole
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blithe
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cheerful, casual, carefree
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bombast
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grandiloquent, pompous speech or writing
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burnish
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to make smooth or glossy by or as if by rubbing
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cabal
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a conspiratorial group of pplotters or intriguers
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cadge
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to beg to get by begging
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calumny
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a false statement maliciously made to injure another's reputation
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cant
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insincere talk; to speak in jargon
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