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64 Cards in this Set
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ambivalence |
lack of clarity, undecided |
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cantakenrous |
bad-tempered, quarrelsome |
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impecunious |
having no money |
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lucid |
clear |
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precipice |
steep slope |
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salubrious |
health-giving |
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truant |
someone absent without permission |
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ambulatory |
able to walk around |
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capacious |
spacious |
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impious |
wicked, profane |
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precipitous |
done in a hurry |
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salutary |
something which teaches you a lesson |
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truncate |
cut short |
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ameliorate |
make better |
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capitulate |
surrender, give in to |
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exonerates |
removes blame |
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preclude |
prevent, or make impossible |
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sanctimonious |
hypocritically holy |
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tumult |
uproar, noise |
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amelioration |
improvement |
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carping |
constant criticism |
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desist |
stop, cease |
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lummox |
clumsy person |
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ostentatious |
showy |
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precocious |
mature at a young age |
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sanction |
giving approval to |
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turpitude |
depravity |
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amiable |
friendly |
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despondent |
having no hope |
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expartriate |
refugee |
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inadvertent |
not intentional |
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oust |
push out of a position |
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sanguinary |
bloodthirsty |
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tyro |
novice/beginner |
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amity |
friendship |
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castigate |
scold strongly |
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destitution |
hardship, poverty |
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expedient |
convenient, practical |
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overt |
obvious |
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sanguine |
optimistic, cheerful |
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ubiquitous |
found everywhere |
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amorphous |
lacking in shape |
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expedite |
make faster |
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machinations |
plots and plans |
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preeminent |
famous |
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sardonic |
mocking |
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unalloyed |
undiluted; total (pure) |
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analgesic |
medicine to combat pain |
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maelstrom |
whirlpool |
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savant |
person with knowledge |
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unctuous |
oily, using excessive flattery |
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caustic |
burning |
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extol |
praise |
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incipient |
just beginning |
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magnanimous |
generous |
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palisade |
fence made of posts |
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prescient |
having fore-knowledge |
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undermined |
damaged;attacked |
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cavalcade |
procession of vehicles |
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extradite |
deport from one country back to the home country |
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magnate |
powerful business man |
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palliative |
a remedy that improves but doesn't cure |
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presentiment |
a feeling that something might happen |
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underscore |
emphasize |
