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100 Cards in this Set
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Bellicose |
war-like; aggresive |
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Consummate |
complete; total; to make complete |
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Elusive |
hard to pin down |
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Gregarious |
extroverted; sociable |
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Jaundiced |
cynical; pessimistic |
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Nettle |
annoy |
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Phenomenon |
An event or happening |
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Recuperate |
To get better |
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Superlative |
extremely good; the best |
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Whet |
sharpen |
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Belligerent |
aggressive; ready to fight |
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Contemporary |
Happening at the modern time |
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Emaciated |
very thin; withered |
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Gritty |
coarse; granular |
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Jaunt |
short pleasure trip |
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Niggardly |
miserly; stingy |
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Philanthropy |
charity; love of mankind |
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Red tape |
formalities; paperwork; official procedure |
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Surly |
Grumpy; rude |
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Whimsical
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Capricious; changeable |
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Bemoan |
complain about |
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Contrite |
sorry |
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Emancipate |
set free |
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Guffaw |
sudden loud laughter |
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Jeopardize |
put at risk; endanger |
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nomadic |
wandering from place to place |
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Philistine |
uncultured person |
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Redolent |
smelling of; giving off odors |
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Surreptitious |
secret; sneaky |
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Willful |
stubborn |
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Benevolent |
kindly |
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Contrition |
sorrow and repentance |
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Embezzle |
defraud; steal |
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Guile |
cunning; craftiness |
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Jingoistic |
extremely patriotic; nationalistic |
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Nonchalance |
an appearance of indifference; calm and composed |
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Phlegmatic |
calm; imperturbable |
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Redress |
put right something that was wrong |
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Surreptitiously |
stealthily, secretly |
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Wily |
cunning |
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Benign |
kindly; harmless |
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Contumacious |
stubborn |
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Embroil |
involve in hostility or argument |
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Guileless |
frank; straightforward |
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Jocular |
in a joking manner |
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Nondescript |
having no special features |
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Pillage |
plunder |
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Redundant |
unnecessary; superfluous |
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Susceptible |
vulnerable |
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Wispy |
flimsy; frail; delicate |
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Benignity |
compassion; gentleness |
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Contusion |
a bruise |
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Emerge |
come out; appear |
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Gullibility |
unwariness; trustfulness; being easily fooled |
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Jollity |
gaiety; happiness |
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Nonentity |
a person of no importance |
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pinnacle |
topmost point |
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Referendum |
public vote |
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Suspect |
doubtfull |
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Wistful |
melancholy; pensive; a long for |
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Bequeath |
leave something in one's will |
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Conundrum |
a puzzle |
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emulate |
to imitate something admired |
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Gullible |
easily fooled |
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Jubilant |
Ecstatic; delighted |
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Nostalgia |
longing for the past |
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Pious |
very religious |
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Refute |
disprove |
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Sybarite |
lover of luxury |
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Zany |
crazy; wacky |
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Berate |
scold; criticize |
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Conventional |
usual; customary; common |
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Endorse |
give support or approval to |
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Gustatory |
concerned with taste |
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Judicious |
correct in judgement; wise |
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Notoriety |
infamy; known for wrong doing |
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Pivotal |
of central importance |
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Regale |
entertain |
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Sycophant |
bootlicker; flatterer |
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Zeal |
enthusiasm |
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Beret |
type of hat |
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Corpulent |
fat |
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Endurance |
staying power; stamina |
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Hackneyed |
common and over-used |
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Jurisprudence |
science or study of law |
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Novel |
new; unusual |
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Placate |
pacify; soothe |
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Relegate |
dismiss to a lower position |
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Taciturn |
quiet; saying little |
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Zealot |
fanatic |
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Bestial |
behaving like a beast |
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Corrugated |
highly folded |
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Enduring |
asting
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Hallowed |
worshipped; consecrated |
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Juxtapose |
place next to |
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Novice |
a beginner; tyro |
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Placebo |
harmless medicine with no effect |
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Remorse |
regret; sorrow |
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Tactile |
concerned with the sense of touch |
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Zenith |
summit |
