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128 Cards in this Set
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Alacrity |
an eager willingness to do something |
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Prosaic |
dull and lacking imagination, mundane, insipid, banal, hackneyed |
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Veracity |
Truthful |
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Paucity |
lack of something, dearth, scarcity |
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Maintain |
State something strongly, assert |
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Contrite |
Feeling or showing regret fot bad behavior, remorseful |
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Pugnacious |
quick to argue, ill-tempered |
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Innocuous |
Harmless |
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Erratic |
unpredictable, volatile |
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Egregious |
extremely bad |
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Bleak |
charmless, depress |
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Profuse |
plentiful |
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Ameliorate |
make something less painful |
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Ambivalent |
mixed feelings |
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Enervate |
exhaust |
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Stem |
hold back, limit the flow of something, restrict |
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Blinkered |
have a limited outlook, narrow- minded |
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Unchecked |
not controlled |
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Checkered |
disreputable happenings |
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Auspicious |
Favorable, Promising |
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Contentious |
like to argue, controversial |
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Extant |
Still in existence, surviving |
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Disparate |
Fundamentally different |
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Laconic |
says very few words |
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Raft |
a large number of something |
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Involved |
Difficult to understand, Complicated |
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Retiring |
Shy |
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Expansive |
Communicative, Amiable |
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Moment |
Significant and Important |
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Base |
Ignoble, Dishonorable, Without moral principles, not worthy of respect |
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Imbibe |
intake of knowledge |
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inundate |
overwhelmed by too many people or things |
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scintillating |
sparkling, shining brightly, brilliant |
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Benighted |
in a state of ignorance |
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Tender (v) |
Offer or present formally |
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Beg |
avoid a question |
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Arch |
1. Curved structure 2. Deliberately teasing 3. Chief, Principal |
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Wanting |
Lacking |
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Intimate |
State, Suggest |
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Becoming |
Suitable, Appropriate, Matches nicely |
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Start |
move or appear suddenly |
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Fleece |
Deceive |
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Telling |
Significant, revealing |
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Wax |
Increase |
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Fell |
Cut down a tree, Terribly evil |
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Flush |
Turn red as the result of strong emotion |
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Check |
Limit |
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Qualify |
Limit |
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Revive |
Rejuvenate, Regain life |
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Ethos |
Characteristic spirit of a culture |
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Imitate |
Copy |
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Out of place |
not in proper position |
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Elevate |
Raise to a higher position |
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Embellish |
Decorate, Illuminate |
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Ingratiating |
Trying desperately to win affection of others |
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Refreshing |
Welcome because new or different |
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Obscure |
Hide, conceal, overshadow, veil |
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Asperity |
Harshness of tone or manner |
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Skewer |
Subject to sharp criticism |
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Hauteur |
Arrogance |
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Playful |
Jolly |
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Vitriol |
Bitter comments or criticism |
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Civility |
Courtesy |
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Truculent |
Pugnacious |
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Frugal |
One who spend money wisely |
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Miserly |
one who pinch every penny |
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Prevaricate |
Equivocate |
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Histrionic |
Overly theatrical |
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Demur |
Reluctance, Unwillingness to do something |
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Demure |
(of a women) modest and shy |
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Perfunctory |
Carelessness, Casual, Routine |
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Preemptive |
doing something before someone else does |
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Peremptory |
Bossy |
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Hidebound |
Narrow minded |
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Indigent |
Very poor |
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Indigenous |
native |
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Indigant |
feeling anger as you think you are treated unfairly |
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Tumultuous |
uncontrolled |
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Providential |
Auspicious |
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Beautific |
Full of joy, extremely happy |
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Errant |
Deviating from accepted behavior or standards |
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Arrant |
Complete |
Arrant fool |
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Errand |
Small chore |
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Artless |
Innocent |
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Artful |
Clever at getting what you want and willing to trick people |
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Artifice |
Clever use of tricks to deceive sb |
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Imperceptible |
Very small and therefore unable to be seen |
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Precarious |
Dangerous |
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Relentless |
Constant |
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Excerbate |
Worsen |
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Ascertain |
Make sure of |
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Expurgate |
Censor |
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Expunge |
Erase |
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Censure |
Criticize |
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Ponderous |
Slow and clumsy because of over weight |
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Imponderable |
Difficult to estimate |
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Contempt |
Disrespect |
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Apathy |
Lack of interest, indifference |
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Contrition |
Remorse |
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Heinous |
Evil |
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Fiscal |
Tax |
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phony |
false |
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Emerge |
Appear |
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Incongruous |
not suitable |
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Adolescent |
teenage |
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Harbinger |
sign |
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Rife |
widespread |
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Sham |
Bogus, false, fake |
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Deceitful |
Dishonest |
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Abandon (v) |
Leave |
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Panache |
Confidence |
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Deflect |
divert |
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Cynical |
distrustful |
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Striking |
prominent, important |
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Ideology |
a set of beliefs |
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Legislation |
laws |
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Posthumous |
occuring, awarded or appearing after the death of the orginator |
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Confound |
amaze, astonish |
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Antecede |
Precede, come before time |
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Tempo |
pace, speed |
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Orchestra |
band |
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Meticulous |
scrupulous, paying attention to detail, careful, diligent |
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Flout |
refuse to obey |
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Precedence |
Priority |
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perseverance |
persistence, determination |
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omniscience |
knowing everything |
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precarious |
insecure, uncertain |
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Meticulous |
Precise and careful about details |
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