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18 Cards in this Set
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abridge
compendium cursory curtail terse |
abbreviated communication. like a shortened version of something.
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apace
headlong impetuous precipitate |
act quickly
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abet
ancillary bolster corroborate countenance |
assist, giving support
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bilious
dudgeon irascible pettish petulant pique querulous umbrage waspish |
bad mood: annoying, anger,
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dilettante
fledgling neophyte novitiate proselyte tyro |
beginner/amateur
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burgeoning
callow engender inchoate incipient nascent |
beginning/young
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acerbic
acidulous acrimonious asperity caustic mordacious mordant trenchant |
biting (as in wit or temperament): harsh, saracasm, humor
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audacious
courageous dauntless |
bold
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banal
fatuous hackneyed insipid mundane pedestrian platitue prosaic quotidian trite |
boring
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bacchanalian
debauchery depraved disspated iniquity libertine |
crousal, immoral
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capricious
mercurial volatile |
changing quickly
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counterpart
emulate facsimile factitious paradigm precursor quintessence simulated vicarious |
copy
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espouse
mainstay munificent proponent stalwart sustenance |
assist
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aspersion
berate calumny castigate decry obloquy opprobrium |
criticize/criticism
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defamation
denounce deride/derisive diatribe |
criticize
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disparage
excoriate gainsay harangue impugn inveigh lambaste objurgate |
criticize
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pillory
rebuke remonstrate reprehend reprove revile tirade vituperate |
criticize
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libidinous
licentious reprobate ribald salacious sordid turpitude |
carousal, immoral
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