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49 Cards in this Set
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Abscond |
To steal away and hide |
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Ameliorate |
Make something bad better |
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Arduous |
Strenuous |
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Ascetic |
Someone who practice self denial |
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Austere |
Ascetic |
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Axiom |
Universally accepted principle |
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Axiomatic |
Taken as a given |
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Bucolic |
Rustic |
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Canonical |
Abides by standards |
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Contentious |
Argumentative |
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Convoluted |
Complex |
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Culpable |
Deserves blame |
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Disabuse |
Set things right |
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Eclectic |
Composed of elements from different sources |
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Effrontary |
Extreme boldness |
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Ephemeral |
Brief, fleeting |
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Erudite |
Scholarly |
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Eulogy |
Speech honouring the dead |
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Extemporaneous |
Improvisation, done without preparation |
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Facetious |
Playful, humourous |
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Fulminate |
To loudly attack |
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Hyperbole |
An exaggerated statement |
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Lucid |
Clear |
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Oscillation |
To swing back and forth, uninterrupted rhythm |
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Penurious |
Penny pinching |
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Perfidy |
Intentional breach of faith |
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Pernicious |
Extremely harmful |
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Perspicacious |
Acutely perceptive |
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Pious |
Extremely devout |
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Precipitate |
To cause before it happens / impulsive |
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Precursor |
Something that advances another |
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Predilection |
Strong liking |
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Prolific |
Productive |
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Qualms |
Reservations |
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Quiescence |
Stillness |
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Recant |
Retract a previously held belief |
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Redoubtable |
Awe inspiring |
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Reticent |
Who doesn't express his thoughts |
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Sordid |
Characterised by filth |
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Squalid |
Characterised by filth |
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Squander |
To waste by spending irresponsibly |
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Stoic |
Doesn't give in to pleasure, steadfast |
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Stymie |
To block |
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Supplant |
To take the place of |
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Synthesis |
Combination of parts to make a whole |
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Torpid |
Lethargic |
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Veracity |
Truthful |
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Vilify |
Defame |
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Virulent |
Extremely harmful |
