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52 Cards in this Set
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philanthropic
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charitable
benevolent kindly |
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paradox
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statement that is false because it says 2 opposite things
person/thing full of contridictions inconsistent fact |
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ostentation
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act of showing off
display intended to impress others parade pomp |
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obdurate
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stubborn
unyielding obstinate unbending inexorable callous |
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malleable
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adaptable
yielding hammered/pressed into various shapes without being broken |
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lethargic
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unnaturally drowsy
sluggish dull apathetic |
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laconic
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using few words
concise short condensed terse succinct pithy sententious |
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homogenous
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corresponding in structure because of a common origin
of same/similar kind uniform structure |
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gullible
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easily deceived or cheated
credulous |
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ephemeral
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lasting for short time
transitory transient evanescent |
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engender
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to bring into existence
produce cause procreate |
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desiccate
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dry throughly
dehydrate |
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corroborate
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make more certain
support substantiate verify uphold endorse |
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capricious
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change suddenly without reason
changeable fickle |
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audacious
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bold
daring fearless adventurous impudent having courage to take risks |
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apathy
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lack of interest
indifferent unconcerned impassivity lack of feeling |
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adulterate
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corrupt
spurious counterfiet lower purity or quality of without greatly altering the appearance to increase in bulk/quantity make impure by mixing in a foreign or inferior substance |
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misanthrope
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hater of mankind
dislikes/distrusts people in general |
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abstain
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to do without something
hold oneself back refrain from forebear desist |
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zeal
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eager desire/effort
earnest enthusiasm fervor |
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prodigal
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spending too much
wasteful extravagant abundant lavish spendthrift |
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percipitate
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hasten the beginning of
bring about suddenly throw down/hurl/plunge in a violent or sudden manner |
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placate
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soothe/satisfy
make peaceful appease pacify concillate propitiate |
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opaque
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not letting light through
not transparent not shining dark/dull hard to understand/obscure stupid/dense |
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fervid
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full of strong feeling
very emotional ardent spirited impassioned intensely hot |
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lucid
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easy to follow/understand
plain clear in intellect sane rational clear shining bright transparent pellucid limpid |
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erudite
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having much knowledge
scholarly learned |
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ingenuous
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frank and open
sincere straightforward candid simple or natural innocent |
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garrulous
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talkative
loquacious long winded wordy using too many words |
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eulogy
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high praise
commendation laudation panegyric encomium usually dealing with a dead person |
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enervate
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lessen the strength of
weaken deblilitate weaken mentally or morally |
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dissonance
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unpleasantness of sound
discord lack of harmony disagreement incongruity |
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deride
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to make fun of
mock laugh at in scorn ridicule with contempt |
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cacophony
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harsh
clashing sound dissonance discord |
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bolster
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to keep from falling
support prop up long, firlmy stuffed pillow for bed, or back of couch |
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antipathy
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strong/fixed dislike
aversion repugnance abhorrence disgust |
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advocate
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recommend publicly
support urge champion pleads/speaks for another defender |
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volatile
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changing into vapor quickly
changing rapidly from one mood to another fickle capricious mercurial explosive unstable likely to break out into violence |
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vacillate
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to waver in mind or opinion
hesitate sway oscillate |
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propriety
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proper behavior
aptness suitability etiquette decorum decency |
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pedant
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dull, narrow-minded teacher/scholar
makes a show of knowledge puts great stress in minor points of learning |
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pragmatic
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of or relating to practical affairs
concerned with the practical consequences of actions or beliefs viewing things in a matter of fact way busy active opinated meddlesome interfering dealing with affairs of a state/community |
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mitigate
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make less in force/degree
make more bearable moderate soften to become mild |
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loquacious
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talking too much
fond of talking |
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laudable
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deserving praise
commendable praiseworthy meritorious creditable |
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equivocal
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having 2 or more meanings
ambiguous uncertain questionable rousing suspicion doubtful undecided |
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enigma
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baffling/puzzling problem, situation or person
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assuage
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to calm, soothe
make less intense mitigate alleviate soften |
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anomaly
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something abnormal
shows deviation from the type departure from general rule |
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waver
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vary in intensity
be undecided hesitate unsteady begin to give way |
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venerate
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regard with deep respect
revere honor esteem |
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prevaricate
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turn aside from truth
lie speak evasively equivocate |
