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72 Cards in this Set
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Acerbic (adj .) |
having a sour or bitter taste or character; sharp; biting |
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Aggrandize (verb) |
to increase in intensity, power, influence, or prestige |
كبر |
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Alchemy (noun) |
a medieval science aimed at the transmutation of metals,esp. base metals into gold (an alchemist is one whopractices alchemy) |
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Amenable (adj.) |
agreeable; responsive to suggestion |
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Anachronism (noun) |
something or someone out of place in terms of historical or chronological context |
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Astringent (adj.) |
having a tightening effect on living tissue; harsh;severe; something with a tightening effect on tissue |
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Contiguous (adj.) |
sharing a border; touching; adjacent |
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Convention (noun) |
a generally agreed-upon practice or attitude |
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Credulous (adj.) |
tending to believe too readily; gullible (noun form:credulity) |
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Cynicism (noun) |
an attitude or quality of belief that all people are motivated by selfishness (adj. form: cynical) |
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Decorum (noun) |
polite or appropriate conduct or behavior (adj. form:decorous) |
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Derision (noun) |
scorn, ridicule, contemptuous treatment (adj. form:derisive; verb form: deride) |
سخرية |
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Desiccate (verb) |
to dry out or dehydrate; to make dry or dull |
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Dilettante (noun) |
one with an amateurish or superficial interest in thearts or a branch of knowledge |
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Disparage (verb) |
to slight or belittle |
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Divulge (verb) |
to disclose something secret |
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Fawn (verb) |
to flatter or praise excessively |
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Flout (verb) |
to show contempt for, as in a rule or convention |
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Garrulous (adj.) |
pointlessly talkative; talking too much |
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Glib (adj.) |
marked by ease or informality; nonchalant; lacking indepth; superficial |
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Hubris (noun) |
overbearing presumption or pride; arrogance |
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Imminent (adj.) |
about to happen; impending |
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Immutable (adj.) |
not capable of change |
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Impetuous (adj.) |
hastily or rashly energetic; impulsive and vehement |
متهور |
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Indifferent (adj.) |
having no interest or concern; showing no bias or prejudice |
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Inimical (adj.) |
damaging; harmful; injurious |
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Intractable (adj.) |
not easily managed or directed; stubborn; obstinate |
مستعصية |
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Intrepid (adj.) |
steadfast and courageous |
باسل |
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Laconic (adj.) |
using few words; terse |
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Maverick (noun) |
an independent individual who does not go along with a group or party |
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Mercurial (adj.) |
characterized by rapid and unpredictable change in mood |
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Mollify (verb) |
to calm or soothe; to reduce in emotional intensity |
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Neophyte (noun) |
a recent convert; a beginner; novice |
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Obfuscate (verb) |
to deliberately obscure; to make confusing |
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Obstinate (adj.) |
stubborn; hard-headed; uncompromising |
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Ostentatious (adj.) |
characterized by or given to pretentious display; showy |
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Pervade(verb) |
to permeate throughout (adj. form: pervasive) |
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Phlegmatic (adj.) |
calm; sluggish; unemotional |
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Plethora (noun) |
an overabundance; a surplus |
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Pragmatic (adj.) |
practical rather than idealistic |
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Presumptuous (adj.) |
overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy);taking liberties |
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Pristine (adj.) |
pure; uncorrupted; clean |
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Probity (noun) |
adherence to highest principles; complete and confirmed integrity; uprightness |
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Proclivity (noun) |
a natural predisposition or inclination |
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Profligate (adj.) |
excessively wasteful; recklessly extravagant (noun form:profligacy) |
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Propensity (noun) |
a natural inclination or tendency; penchant |
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Prosaic (adj.) |
dull; lacking in spirit or imagination |
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Pungent (adj.) |
characterized by a strong, sharp smell or taste |
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Quixotic (adj.) |
foolishly impractical; marked by lofty romantic ideals |
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Quotidian (adj.) |
occurring or recurring daily; commonplace |
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Rarefy (verb) |
to make or become thin, less dense; to refine |
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Recondite (adj.) |
hidden; concealed; difficult to understand; obscure |
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Refulgent (adj.) |
radiant; shiny; brilliant |
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Renege (verb) |
to fail to honor a commitment; to go back on apromise |
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Sedulous (adj.) |
diligent; persistent; hard-working |
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Shard (noun) |
a piece of broken pottery or glass |
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Soporific (adj.) |
causing drowsiness; tending to induce sleep |
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Sparse (adj.) |
thin; not dense; arranged at widely spaced intervals |
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Spendthrift (noun) |
one who spends money wastefully |
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Subtle (adj.) |
not obvious; elusive; difficult to discern |
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Tacit (adj.) |
implied; not explicitly stated |
ضمني |
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Terse (adj.) |
brief and concise in wording |
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Tout (verb) |
to publicly praise or promote |
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Trenchant (adj.) |
sharply perceptive; keen; penetrating |
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Unfeigned (adj.) |
genuine; not false or hypocritical |
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Untenable (adj.) |
indefensible; not viable; uninhabitable |
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Vacillate (verb) |
to waver indecisively between one course of action or opinion and another |
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Variegated (adj.) |
multicolored; characterized by a variety of patches of different color |
منوع |
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Vexation (noun) |
annoyance; irritation (noun form: vex) |
اغاظة |
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Vigilant (adj.) |
alertly watchful (noun form: vigilance) |
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Vituperate (verb) |
to use harsh condemnatory language; to abuse or censure severely or abusively; to berate |
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Volatile (adj.) |
readily changing to a vapor; changeable; fickle;explosive (noun form: volatility) |
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