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80 Cards in this Set
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Nadir |
Lowest point |
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Naive |
Innocent |
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Nebulous |
Unclear or vague or cloudy |
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Nefarious |
Extremely wicked, criminal |
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Nimble |
Agile Showing mental quickness ,moving or acting quickly |
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Noisome |
Smelling bad |
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Noxious |
Harmful |
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Obdurate |
Stubborn |
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Obfuscate |
Confuse or bewilder OR mystify |
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Objurgate |
Scold or rebuke |
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Obliterate |
To get rid of |
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Obsequious |
Gain favor by flattery Toadies, ingratiating, fawning |
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Obsolete |
Outdated |
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Obstreperous |
Noisy, unruly, boisterous |
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Obtrude |
To put forward unasked and unwanted Unwelcoming intrusiveness |
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Obtuse |
Slow to learn |
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Obviate |
Get rid of or destroy |
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Occlude |
Stop, close up or obstruct |
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Officious |
Meddlesome |
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Ominous |
Menacing, threatening, feeling that something bad will happen |
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Opportune |
Appropriate, Felicitous, right or fit |
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Opprobium |
To criticize or disgrace OR shame someone |
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Orotund |
Resonant voice; magniloquent Pompous and pretentious |
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Oscillate |
Swing or move irregularly |
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Ostensible |
Apparently |
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Ostentatious |
Intended to attract attention |
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Override |
Annul or overrule |
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Paean |
A song of praise |
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Palpable |
Can be perceived Can be felt |
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Pandemonium |
A chaotic situation |
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Paradigm |
An example or model |
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Parity |
In par with State of evenness |
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Parochial |
Narrow minded |
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Parsimonious |
Miser or stingy |
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Partisan |
Fighter; military supporter |
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Paucity |
Lack of something |
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Pedantic |
Bookish |
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Pedestrian |
Lacking imagination |
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Peevish |
Easily annoyed |
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Penitent |
Regretful or showing sorrow and guilt |
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Penury |
Poor |
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Perfidious |
Treacherous |
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Perennial |
Everlasting |
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Pernicious |
Harmful and deadly |
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Perspicacious |
Discerning, Shrewdness, acumen, astuteness |
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Perspicuous |
Limpid, clear,lucid,pellucid |
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Perturb |
Disturb |
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Pinnacle |
Highest point |
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Pithy |
Short and concise |
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Placate |
Appease or calm someone down |
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Platitude |
Trite |
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Portend |
Ominously prophetic Warn as something bad Presage |
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Potentate |
Posessor of power or wealth |
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Pragmatic |
Practical |
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Precarious |
Filled with risk or danger |
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Precipitate |
Hasty, impulsive, done without much thought |
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Preclude |
Prevent |
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Precocious |
Unusually developed and advanced |
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Precursor |
A person who comes before another of same kind |
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Presage |
A sign of warning |
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Prevaricate |
Lie, talk in evasive manner |
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Procrastinate |
To delay |
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Probity |
Integrity and honesty |
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Profundity |
Great depth Not superficial |
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Prolix |
Boring verbosity |
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Propensity |
Tendency to |
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Propitiate |
Appease or placate |
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Prosaic |
Dull and lacking imagination |
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Proscribe |
To prohibit To go against or not support |
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Proselytize |
To convert (religion) |
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Protract |
Prolong |
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Proviso |
Condition attached to an agreement |
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Prudent |
Wise |
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Puerile |
Childish |
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Pugnacious |
Eager to fight Belligerent, bellicose |
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Puissant |
Powerful |
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Punctillous |
Overly concerned with details |
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Pusillanimous |
Lacking courage Cravenness Spineless |
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Qualm |
Uneasiness about something |
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Quizzical |
Puzzled |