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124 Cards in this Set
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Recondite |
difficult to penetrate |
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ephemeral |
lasting a very short time |
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prosaic |
not fanciful, lacking wit and imagination |
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ebullient |
joyously unrestrained |
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dysphoric |
general feeling of distress |
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taciturn |
habitually reserved, uncommunicative |
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despondent |
without hope |
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nonplus |
bewildering to, to be a mystery |
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diffidence |
lack of self-confidence |
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legion |
vast multitude |
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innocuous |
not harmful or offensive |
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precarious |
fraught with danger |
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bucolic |
a country person |
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intrepid |
invulnerable to fear or intimidation |
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magnanimity |
generous in forgiving, high-minded |
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propriety |
the state of conforming to conventionally accepted standards |
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austere |
great self-denial stern simple |
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erudite |
having or showing profound knowledge |
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mawkish |
insincerely emotional |
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ingratiating |
capable of winning favor |
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stymied |
prevent or hinder the progress of |
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notwithstanding |
despite |
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inveterate |
habitual |
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precis |
summary |
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punctiliously |
with exactness or great nicety |
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perfuntory |
hasty without attention to detail as a formality |
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banal |
overfamiliar |
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virulent |
harsh |
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litigious |
argumentative (inclined to law suits) |
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deleterious |
causing harm |
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offing |
distant view, future |
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illusory |
based on illusion |
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voracious |
wanting or devouring great quantities of food |
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vociferous |
given to vehement outcry |
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deride |
speak of with contempt |
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lampoon |
ridicule with satire |
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plucky |
courageous, determination |
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prescience |
power to forsee the future |
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inimical |
not friendly |
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antithetical |
sharply contrasted in character or purpose |
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acerbic |
bitter sour corrosive |
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sanguine |
red color, optimistic cheerful, health color |
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halcyon |
calm peaceful time |
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torpor |
inactivity resulting from lethargy and lack of vigor |
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capricious |
unpredictable |
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untoward |
contrary to your interests or welfare |
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propitious |
signs of success, presenting foreseeable circumstances |
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recrimination |
mutual accusations |
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histrionics |
performance, deliberate display of emotion for effect |
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diffident |
modest reserve, low confidence |
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languishing |
suffer, lose or lack vitality |
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subterfuge |
intentional misrepresentation |
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tempestuousness |
wildly stormy |
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sordid |
repulsive, morally degraded |
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fecund |
fertile |
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inimical |
hostile, unfriendly |
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apotheosis |
model of excellence god-like |
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vicissitude |
mutability in life or nature |
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extol |
praise enthusiastically |
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soporific |
induces sleep |
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subjugation |
enslavement |
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obeisance |
deferential respect |
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incontrovertible |
impossible to deny |
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diminutive |
very small |
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sacerdotal |
priestly |
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deference |
great respect |
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equivocal |
open to question |
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equivocation |
intentionally vague or ambiguous avoiding the truth |
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discernment |
cognitive condition of understanding perception of obscure topics trait of judging wisely |
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mercurial |
liable to sudden, unpredictable change |
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torrid |
characterized by intense emotion |
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eschew |
abstain avoid |
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protracted |
long in duration |
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lachrymose |
showing sorrow |
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penurious |
not having enough money to pay for necessities |
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reactionary |
extremely conservative |
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harried |
troubled persistently with petty annoyances |
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mollify |
soften more temperate make less rigid |
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maladroit |
inept |
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nettlesome |
causing irritation |
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countermand |
cancel officially |
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overt |
not secret or hidden |
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garbled |
make false by mutilation |
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cogent |
convincing appealing to evidence logical persuasive |
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amalgam |
blend of diverse things alloy |
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coterminous |
having the same border covering the same area equal extent |
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confound |
mistake one for another unable to think/see clearly |
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undermine |
destroy property or hinder normal operations |
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defection |
withdrawing support despite allegiance |
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bonanza |
sudden happening that brings good fortune |
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reticent |
reluctant to draw attention to yourself disinclined to talk |
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sycophantic |
attempting to win favor by flattery |
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trenchant |
full force or vigor clearly sharply |
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poignant |
arousing effect keenly distressing |
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trope |
language used in a non-literal way metaphorical language |
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augury |
omen event experienced as indicating important things to come |
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anodyne |
relieving pain |
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exacting |
requiring precise accuracy |
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autodidacts |
self-taught |
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potentate |
ruler who is unconstrained by law |
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miscreants |
person without moral scruples |
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pundit |
someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field |
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Paucity |
An insufficient number or quantity |
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Redress |
Make reparations for |
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Obstreperous |
Stubbornly defiant Noisily aggressive
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Gregarious |
Temperamentally seeking the company of others |
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Mettlesome |
Willing to face danger |
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Abrogate |
Revoke formally |
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Abrogate |
Revoke formally |
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Promulgate |
State, announce, or put into law by formal declaration |
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Forthwith |
Immediate, without delay |
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Pugnacious |
Tough and callous by virtue of experience
Ready to resort to violence or force |
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Irascible |
Quickly aroused to anger |
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Colloquial |
Characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation |
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Sartorial |
Relating to tailoring |
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Inchoate |
Only partly in existence, imperfectly formed |
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Proffered |
Offer, extended Propose |
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Laudable |
Worthy of praise |
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Forthcoming |
At ease in talking Of the relative future Available |
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Tepute |
Reputation Character |
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Saturnine |
Bitter or scornful |
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Garrulous |
Full of trivial conversation |
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Pillory |
Exposed to ridicule or public scorn |
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Politic |
Wise Prudent |
