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60 Cards in this Set

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Belie
contradict; misrepresent; to give a false impression
Burgeon
to flourish, to grow rapidly
Desultory
random; disconnected; rambling
Dissemble
to pretend; to disguise one’s motives
Dissolution
disintegration; debauchery
Effrontery
shameless boldness; presumptuousness
Equivocate
to intentionally use vague language
Ingenuous
naïve and trusting; lacking sophistication
Opprobrium
disgrace; contempt
Recondite
abstruse; profound
Repudiate
reject as having no authority
Abjure
to reject; abandon formally
Demur
to question or oppose
Descry
to discriminate or discern
Impetuous
impulsive; characterized by sudden or rash action or emotion
Inimical
damaging; harmful; injurious
Ineluctable
inevitable; unavoidable
Insouciant
indifferent; lacking concern or care
Intrepid
steadfast and courageous
Inveigh
to disapprove; protest vehemently
Inveigle
to win over by flattery or coaxing
Pernicious
extremely harmful; potentially causing death
Profligate
excessively wasteful; recklessly extravagant
Remonstrate
to object or protest
Salutary
remedial; causing improvement
Sententious
aphoristic or moralistic; epigrammatic; tending to moralize excessively
Surfeit
excess; an overabundant supply
Virulent
extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile or antagonistic
Temerity
excessive confidence or boldness
Apprise
to inform
Approbation
praise; approval
Enervate
to weaken
Dyspeptic
gloomy, pessimistic, irritable
Contrived
obviously planned or forced
Venal
bribable; mercenary; corruptible
Equivocal
ambiguous; open to more than one interpretation
Pejorative
expressing contempt or disapproval
Vindicate
clear of blame or suspicion
Abet
to encourage or support
Enmity
hostile
Explicate
to make plain or clear
Ingratiate
to establish oneself in the good graces of others
Ingénue
innocent; artless
Seminal
having possibilities of future development; primary, decisive
Candor
frank, open, sincere
Incisive
penetrating; cutting; biting
Equable
free from change; uniform
Reticent
not speaking freely, reserved
Guileless
sincere; free from guile
Inexorable
unyielding; unalterable
Myopic
shortsighted; narrow-minded
Ken
knowledge, understanding; range of one’s vision
Aggrandized
to make larger or greater
Limpid
clear, transparent
Avail
help; benefit
Fastidious
attentive and concerned with detail
Lackadaisical
lacking enthusiasm and determination; lazy
Indelible
not to be forgotten or removed
Conscientious
wishing to do what is right
Travail
painfully difficult or burdensome