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20 Cards in this Set
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EXHORT |
TO URGE WITH ARGUMENT OR STRONG ADVICE; PLEAD WITH; ENCOURAGE STRONGLY |
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FLAMBOYANT |
FLASHY; SHOWY; BOLD; DONE FOR A SHOWY EFFECT |
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FOIBLE |
A MINOR CHARACTER FLAW OR FAULT |
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INNOCUOUS |
HARMLESS; INOFFENSIVE; WITHOUT BAD EFFECTS |
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MAGNANIMOUS |
BIG-HEARTED; GENEROUS; NOBLE IN MIND AND SPIRIT |
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MASOCHIST |
DERIVING SATISFACTION OR RELIEF IN SUFFERING PHYSICAL OR PSYCHOLOGICAL PAIN (SUCH AS A "MARTYR COMPLEX") |
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METICULOUS |
PRECISE, EXACT, CAREFUL, GREAT ATTENTION TO DETAILS |
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RANCOR |
DEEP, BITTER HOSTILITY; RESENTMENT; HATRED; ILL-WILL |
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RECRIMINATION |
AN ACCUSATION IN RESPONSE TO ONE RECEIVED; A COUNTERCHARGE |
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REPUGNANT |
DISGUSTING; OFFENSIVE; REPULSIVE |
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CHARISMA |
CHARM; PERSONAL APPEAL; A MAGNETIC PERSONALITY |
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CONTEMPORARY |
IN THE CURRENT TIME; MODERN; UP-TO-DATE |
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CONTEND |
STATE, ARGUE, ASSERT, DECLARE; CLAIM TO BE SO |
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CONVERSELY |
IN CONTRAST; ON THE OTHER HAND; OPPOSITELY |
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EXTROVERT |
AN OUTGOING PERSON; SOCIABLE; ENJOYING BEING WITH OTHERS (OPPOSITE IS AN INTROVERT--PREFERRING TIME BY ONESELF) |
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POIGNANT |
EMOTIONALLY TOUCHING; SAD BUT UPLIFTING; AFFECTING THE EMOTIONS; MOVING |
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PREVALENT |
FREQUENT; WIDESPREAD; COMMON |
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PROPONENT |
A SUPPORTER; PRO--FOR; IN FAVOR OF |
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QUEST |
A SEARCH OR HUNT; A PURSUIT (A QUESTion IS A PURSUIT OF AN ANSWER) |
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TRAUMATIC |
EMOTIONALLY PAINFUL; CAUSING EMOTIONAL OR PHYSICAL HARM (NOT POIGNANT) |
