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65 Cards in this Set
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Flabbergasted |
Astounded |
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Flag |
To loose energy |
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Pious |
Religious |
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Impious |
Lacking respect |
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Dynamic |
Lively, Energetic |
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Poised |
Calm and composed |
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Nonchalant |
Calm and composed/ not displaying anxiety |
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Heralded |
A sign that something will happen |
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Vestigial |
Evidence or proof |
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Mencing |
Suggesting the presence of danger |
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Dissolute |
Unrestrained by convention or morality |
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Inept |
Unskillful/Awkward/Tyro |
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Preclude |
Keep from happening or arising; make impossible |
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Incomprehensible/Recondite |
Not able to be understood |
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Staunch |
Firm and dependable especially in loyalty |
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Spurious |
Plausible but false/ specious |
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Vehement |
Showing strong feeling; forceful; passionate |
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Contrive |
Make or work out a plan; devise |
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Disinterested |
Unbiased |
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Ingratiate |
Gain favor with somebody by deliberate efforts |
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Reconcile |
Make compatible with |
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Construe |
Make sense of/Assign a meaning of |
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Provincial |
Characteristic of limited personality |
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Exalt |
Praise or glorify |
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Apocryphal |
Being of questionable authenticity |
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Insolent |
Rude and arrogant |
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Precipitous |
Done in hurry |
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Inscrutable |
Of an obscure nature |
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Subversive |
In opposition to civil authority or government |
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Scrupulous/Painstaking |
Attention to detail/Extreme care |
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Antithetical |
Sharply contrasted in character or purpose |
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Furtive |
Hidden + Secretive |
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Timorous |
Timid by nature or cowardly |
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Elicit |
Call forth |
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Askance |
With a look of suspicion or disapproval |
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Pejorative |
Expressing disapproval |
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Imprudent |
Wise |
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Contrition |
Sorrow and Repentance |
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Screed |
An abusive rant |
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Embroiled |
Deeply involved especially in something complicated |
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Bleak |
Gloomy Outlook |
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Profuse |
Abundant/Overflowing |
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Gradually |
To grow slowly |
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Errant |
Like Aberrant. To wander off |
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Preemptive |
Done before by someone else |
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Exhort/Hortatory |
To strongly urge or encourage |
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Sanctimonious |
Pious/piety |
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Beatify |
To bless |
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Clemency |
Mercy/Lenience |
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Ingenuity |
Power of creative imagination |
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Entice |
To lure |
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Incessant |
Without stopping |
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Flounder |
Behave awkwardly |
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Apprehension |
Fearful expectations |
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Flounder |
Behave awkwardly |
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Surly |
Grumpy/Rude |
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Conducive |
Making a certain situation or outcome likely or possible |
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Smatter |
Speak with superficial knowledge |
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Elude |
Escape understanding |
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Diligent |
Quietly persevering especially in detail or exactness |
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Foible |
Quick/ minor weakness |
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Preemptive |
Prevent an anticipated situation or occurrence |
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Besiege |
Surround so as to force to give up |
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Peripheral |
Not relating to the main or most important part |
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Prosaic |
Dull or ordinary |