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40 Cards in this Set
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Burgeoning |
Flourishing |
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Burnish |
Polish; make shiny |
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Buttress |
Support |
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Cacophonous |
Inharmonious |
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Capricous |
Unpredictable; fickle |
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Castigation |
Punishment |
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Catalyst |
Causes action |
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Caustic |
Burning |
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Chicanery |
Trickery |
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Cogent |
Convincing |
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Commensurate |
Proportionate |
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Compendium |
Brief, comprehensive summary |
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Complaisant |
Trying to please |
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Compliant |
Conforming to requirements |
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Conciliatory |
Reconciling; soothing |
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Condone |
Implied approval |
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Confound |
Puzzle; confuse |
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Connoisseur |
Person competent to act as a judge of art |
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Contention |
Claim |
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Contentious |
Quarrelsome |
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Contrite |
Remorseful |
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Converge |
Approach; come together |
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Convoluted |
Intricate; unclear |
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Craven |
Cowardly |
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Daunt |
Intimidate |
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Decorum |
Good taste in manners |
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Default |
Failure to act |
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Deference |
Courteous respect for another's wish |
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Delineate |
Portray; depict; sketch |
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Denigrate |
Blacken |
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Deride |
Ridicule |
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Derivative |
Unoriginal |
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Desiccate |
Dry up |
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Deterrent |
Something that discourages |
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Descultory |
Aimless |
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Diatribe |
Bitter scolding |
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Diffidence |
Shyness |
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Diffuse |
Wordy; spread out |
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Digression |
Wandering away from the subject |
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Disabuse |
Correct a false impression |
