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41 Cards in this Set
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Boorish |
Rude, insensitive |
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Bombastic |
Pompous |
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Bolster |
Support, reinforce |
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Beneficent |
Kindly, doing good |
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Belie |
Contradict |
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Banal |
Normal |
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Aver |
Assert confidently |
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Autonomous |
Self governing |
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Audacious |
Bold or daring |
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Austere |
Stern |
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Attenuate |
Make thinner |
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Assiduous |
Dilligent |
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Assuage |
Ease or lessen |
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Ascetic |
Practicing self denial |
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Artless |
Open and honest |
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Arduous |
Hard or strenuous |
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Appropriate |
Acquire or take |
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Apprise |
Inform |
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Approbation |
Approval |
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Appease |
Relieve |
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Anomalous |
Abnormal |
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Antipathy |
Dislike |
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Apathy |
Lack of caring; indifference |
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Anarchy |
Absence of governing body |
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Analogous |
Comprable |
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Anachronism |
Something misplaced in time |
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Amalgamate |
Combine |
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Ambiguous |
Unclear |
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Ambivalence |
Contradictory emotional attitudes |
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Ameliorate |
Improve |
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Abate |
Subside or moderate |
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Aberrant |
Abnormal |
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Abeyance |
Suspended action |
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Abscond |
Sneak away |
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Abstemious |
Sparing in eating and drinking |
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Admonish |
Scorn |
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Adulterate |
Make impure |
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Aesthetic |
Looks |
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Aggregate |
Gather; accumulate |
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Alacrity |
Eagerness |
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Alleviate |
Relieve |
