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63 Cards in this Set
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PRAISE
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accolade
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BERATE
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deride
censure decry belittle affront (offend or insult) reprimand castigate |
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SHY
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retiring
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ANGRY, BAD, or AGGRESSIVE
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belligerent
acrimonious contentious (quarrelsome) quarrelsome bane (causes destruction) |
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HATRED/ DISLIKE
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antipathy
contempt animosity acrimony aversion enmity |
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EVIL
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depravity
perverse |
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CALM/ PACIFY/ SATISFY
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allay
appease assuage (ease) alleviate |
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SPEECH
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bombast
tirade eloquence |
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CONFLICT
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discord
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COMMON
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bucolic
generic |
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NEGATIVE
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derogatory
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FLATTERY
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adulation
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INTELLIGENT
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acute
adroit (skilled) cognition (knowing) shrewd |
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GENEROUS/ KIND
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benevolent
benign magnanimous |
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INDIFFERENT
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complacent
ambivalent apathy callous (unsympathetic) despondent (sad/ hopeless) |
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DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND
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abtruse
arcane |
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DISASTROUS
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cataclysmic
calamity |
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TO STOP/ TO END
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abate
desist deter (discourage/ prevent) cessation (an ending) dissuade (talk out of) preclude (prevent) |
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WEAK/ WEAKEN
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atrophy (wasting away)
anemic |
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JOY
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elation
exuberant jollity |
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FRIENDLINESS
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amity
altruism (selflessness) buoyant (cheerful) cordial benevolent benign congenial amicable affable genial |
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APPROVAL
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condone
approbation |
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OUT OF THE ORDINARY
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anomaly
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TO CONFUSE
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disconcert
confound fluster (upset or confuse) |
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OBVIOUS
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conspicuous
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RESPECT
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esteem
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FORCE
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coerce
impose |
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DIFFERENCE
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disparity
diffident dissonant |
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REMORSEFUL/ APOLOGY
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contrite
compunction |
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SUBMISSIVE
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compliant
acquiesce (give in) capitulate (give in) |
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FERTILE/ DRY (LAND ISSUES)
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arable
arid barren |
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INCRIMINATE/ CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR
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discredit (to disgrace)
incarcerate defraud (to deprive) denunciation (accusation) |
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SKILLED
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adroit
finesse deft proficient |
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RULER/ RULING
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dictatorial (dictator-like)
autocrat (absolute ruler) |
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IDIOT
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dolt
daft |
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OBSESS
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belabor
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CAUTIOUS
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prudent
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FEARLESS
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dauntless
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SAD/ UNHAPPY
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embittered
deplore (regret/ grief) |
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MISTAKE
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falter
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ENTHUSIASTIC/ PASSIONATE
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avid
fervent (impassioned) |
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DESTROY
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decimate
deleterious |
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FIRMLY SET
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entrenched
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BUBBLY
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boisterous (rowdy)
effervescent |
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REVEAL/ CLARIFY
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debunk
corroborate |
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THINK/ GUESS
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contemplate
deduce conjecture (guess) |
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BRIEF
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brevity
cursory (hasty and unfocused) |
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NOISE/ COMMOTION
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din
clamor |
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A SAYING
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credo
aphorism adage |
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WAVER
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waffle
fluctuate |
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EXCESSIVE
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extravagant
profligate (wasteful) prodigal (wasteful) |
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CONSPIRE/ JOIN TOGETHER
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collude
coallesce |
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SPREAD ABOUT
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diffuse
disseminate disperse |
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BOLD
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brazen
flagrant |
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POOR
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destitute
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UNPREDICTABLE
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erratic
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MODERATE
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abstemious (avoid extremes)
scetic (abstainer) |
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STERN
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dour
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LURE/ TEMPT
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entice
seduce provocative |
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POLITENESS
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propriety
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UNCHANGEABLE
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irrevocable
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SUPPORT/ SUPPORTER
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proponent (an advocate)
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CONTROL
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oppress
subjugate |
