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20 Cards in this Set
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ACUTE
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{adjective]
keenly perceptive and intelligent |
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AMORPHOUS
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[adjective]
without any clear shape, form or structure |
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CORROBORATE
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[transitive verb]
to give or represent evidence of the truth of something |
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DESPICABLE
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[adjective]
fully deserving of contempt |
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DISDAIN
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[verb]
to think unworthy of notice, response, etc.; consider beneath oneself |
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ECSTATIC
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[adjective]
showing or feeling great pleasure or delight |
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GARRULOUS
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[adjective]
excessively or pointlessly talkative |
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IMPETUOUSLY
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[adjective]
acting on the spur of the moment, without considering the consequences; moving with great force and energy |
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INDISCREET
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[adjective]
lacking tact or discretion |
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INEFFABLE
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[adjective]
unable to be expressed in words |
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LANGUIDLY
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[adverb]
lacking vigor and energy |
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LETHARGIC
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[adjective]
physically slow and mentally dull as a result of tiredness, disease, or drugs |
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LEVITY
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[noun]
remarks or behavior intended to be amusing, especially when they are out of keeping with a serious occasion |
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MALEVOLENCE
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[noun]
having or showing a desire to harm others |
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OBSTINATE
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[adjective]
characterized by inflexible persistence or an unyielding attitude; inflexibly persisted in or carried out |
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SPORADIC
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[adjective]
occurring at intervals that have no apparent pattern |
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STRIDENT
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[adjective]
harsh, loud, grating, or shrill |
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SUPERFLUOUS
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[adjective]
in excess of what is needed |
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VACUOUS
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[adjective]
lacking ideas or intelligence, or showing such a lack |
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WAN
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[adjective]
unhealthily pale, especially from illness or grie |
