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100 Cards in this Set
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Anecdote |
a brief amusing story |
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Celerity |
speed |
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Dexterous |
skillful with hands |
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Extraneous |
irrelevant |
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Incoherent |
not clear |
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Maladroit |
clumsy; unskillful |
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Pallid |
pale |
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Presumptuous |
assuming too much; arrogant |
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Scrupulous |
careful; diligent; painstaking |
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Unequivocal |
clear; obvious |
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Animosity |
hatred; antagonism |
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Censorious |
disapproving; critical |
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Dichotomy |
a division into two parts |
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Extrapolate |
extend; predict on the basis of known data |
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Incongruous |
not fitting in; out of place |
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Malady |
illness |
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Palpable |
easily felt; easily perceived |
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Pretentious |
pompous; self important |
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Scrutinize |
examine carefully |
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Unfetter |
set free |
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Annex (n) |
a building which is an addition to an existing building |
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Censure |
blame |
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Didactic |
intended to teach; instructive |
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Extrinsic |
irrelevant; on the outside |
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Inconsequential |
unimportant; insignificant; negligible |
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Malediction |
a curse |
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Panacea |
remedy for all ills |
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Prevaricate |
speak misleadingly and evasively; equivocate |
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Scuttle |
sink |
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Unfrock |
to remove a priest from his position |
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Annex (v) |
take possession of; seize; capture; commandeer |
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Cerebral |
intellectual |
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Diffident |
lacking confidence |
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Fallacious |
false |
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Inconspicuous |
not easily seen; subtle; not noticeable |
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Malefactor |
a wrong-doer |
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Paradigm |
1. example 2. model 3. way of looking at things |
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Pristine |
unspoiled |
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Seminary |
an institution in which priests are trained |
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Unprecedented |
never having happened before |
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Anomaly |
something which does not fit a pattern; irregularity |
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Certitude |
certainty |
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Digress |
wander off the subject |
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Falter |
hesitate; waver |
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Indelible |
cannot be wiped out |
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Malinger |
deliberately avoid work; shirk |
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Paradox |
apparently contradictory statement |
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Proclivity |
tendency towards |
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Sensuous |
appealing to the senses |
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Unscathed |
unharmed; intact; without a scratch |
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Antagonism |
hostility; strong opposition |
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Charlatan |
trickster who claims knowledge he doesn't have |
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Dike |
dam; embankment |
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Fanatical |
obsessive; fixated |
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Indifferent |
1. neutral 2. not outstanding |
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Malingerer |
person who deliberately tries to avoid work |
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Paragon |
a perfect example |
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Procrastinate |
delay; put off |
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Sentinel |
guard; sentry |
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Unwitting |
not deliberate; unconscious |
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Antagonistic |
opposed; hostile; aggressive |
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Chary |
wary of; cautious about; reluctant to give |
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Dilatory |
slow; falling behind with one's work |
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Fanaticism |
passion; excessive devotion |
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Indigenous |
native to a particular area |
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Malleable |
flexible; can be shaped |
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Paramount |
of supreme importance |
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Prodigal |
wasteful; extravagant |
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Sequester |
isolate |
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Upbraid |
scold; tell off; reprimand; castigate |
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Antediluvian |
outdated; prehistoric; very old-fashioned |
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Chastises |
punishes |
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Dilemma |
puzzling situation |
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Fastidious |
overly particular; finicky |
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Indolence |
laziness |
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Mallet |
1. wooden hammer 2. stick used for polo |
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Parasite |
1. scrounger 2. animal which takes digested food from another |
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Prodigious |
very large |
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Serendipity |
fortunate coincidence; unsought discovery |
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Uproarious |
hilarious; hysterical; very funny |
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Anthology |
a book which is a collection of poems or stories |
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Chicanery |
trickery |
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Dilettante |
person who dabbles in a subject without serious study |
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Fatuous |
silly; foolish |
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Inductee |
novice; beginner |
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Manipulatable |
influencable; controllable |
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Parched |
dried up |
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Profane |
unholy |
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Serene |
calm; peaceful |
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Upshot |
outcome |
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Anthropocentrism |
putting man at the center of one's philosophy |
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Chimerical |
changeable; unstable |
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Diligent |
hard-working |
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Feasible |
possible and practicable |
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Indulgent |
pampering; satisfying desires |
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Marred |
damaged; spoiled |
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Pariah |
an outcast from society |
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Profanity |
swearing; cursing |
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Serrated |
jagged; saw-like |
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Urbane |
sophisticated; suave |