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44 Cards in this Set
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ingenuous
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naive; trusting;
the ingenuous little red riding hood went with the big bad wolf |
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insensible
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unconscious; unresponsive
insensible to the risks of infection |
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insipid
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lacking flavor; dull
flat coca cola is insipid |
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insularity
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narrow-mindedness; isolation
the insulatity of the AMISH |
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intractable
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unruly; stubborn; unyielding
intractable pain |
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intransigence
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refusal of compromise
intransigence from the striking workers |
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inured
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acccustomed; hardened
i was inured to the Alaskan cold |
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invective
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abuse
he let out a stream of invective |
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irresolute
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uncertain how to act; weak
a leader should never appear irresolute |
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irascible
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irritated; easily angered
her irascible temper intimidated the children |
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laconic
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brief and to the point
his laconic reply suggested a lack of interest |
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levee
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earthen or stone embankment
the sandbags created a levee |
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levity
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lack of seriousness
a note of levity/lightness |
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lassitude
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weariness
she was overcome by lassitude |
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laud
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praise
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latent
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dormant; potential but underdeveloped
the latent monster |
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magnanimity
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generosity
the philanthropist was known for his magnanimity |
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malingerer
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someone who fakes illness to escape duty
PUNISH ALL MALINGERERS |
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obdurate
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stubborn
he was obdurate in his refusal to listen to our complaints |
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obsequious
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slavishly attentive
an obsequious waiter |
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occlude
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shut; close
a blood clot occluded an artery |
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obviate
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make unnecessary; get rid of
i hope this contribution will obviate any more need for funds |
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officious
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meddlesome; excessively pushy in offering services
the officious bellboy |
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onerous
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burdensome
her work load was too onerous |
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opprobrium
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infamy; villification
the slander and opprobrium hurnled against him |
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paragon
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model of perfection
a paragon of virtue |
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paucity
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scarcity
the paucity of customers at the restaurant |
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perfunctory
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superficial; lacking interest, care
the auditor's perfunctory inspection of the books |
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perfidious
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treacherous, disloyal
Brutus was a perfidious friend |
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penury
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severe penalty; stunginess; poverty
a state of virtual penury |
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phlegmatic
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calm; not easily disturbed
kelly's mom is phlegmatic |
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platitude
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trite/commonplace remark
she was uttering verbal plattitudes |
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propriety
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fitness; correct conduct
properness |
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proscribe
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banish; outlaw
gambling was proscribed in that province |
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qualified
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limited; restricted
he was given a qualified endorsement |
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rarefied
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made less dense
the rarefied atmosphere/air |
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recalcitrant
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obstinately stubborn; determined to resist authority
her recalcitrant step-children |
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recondite
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profound; secret; little known
the book is full of recondite information |
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refractory
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stubborn; unmanageable
the refractory pony didn't want to be ridden |
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reproach
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express disapproval
her face showed reproach at his actions |
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reprobate
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person hardened in sin; devoid of a sense of decency
a hardened reprobate |
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repudiate
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disown; disavow
repudiate all debts |
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salubrious
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healthful
salubrious sections of the hospital |
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solicitous
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worried; concerned
he was solicitous about the health of his son |
