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70 Cards in this Set
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Acerbic |
Having a sour or bitter taste or character, sharp; biting |
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Aggrandize |
To increase in intensity, power, influence or prestige |
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Alchemy |
A medieval science aimed at the transmutation of metals. |
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Amenable |
Agreeable; responsive to suggestion |
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Anachronism |
Something or someone out of place in terms of historical or chronological context |
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Astringent |
Having a tightening effect on living tissue; harsh; severe, something with a tightening effect on tissue |
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Contiguous |
Sharing a border; touching; adjacent |
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Convention |
A generally agreed upon practice or attitude |
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Cynicism |
an attitude or quality of belief that all people are motivated by selfishness |
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Decorum |
Polite or appropriate conduct or behavior |
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Derision |
Scorn, ridicule, contemptuous treatment |
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Desiccate |
To dry out or dehydrate |
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Dilettante |
One with an amateurish or superficial interest in the arts or a branch of knowledge |
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Disparage |
To slight or belittle |
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Divulge |
To disclose something secret |
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Fawn |
To flatter or praise excessively |
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Flout |
To show contempt for, as in a rule or convention |
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Garrulous |
Pointlessly talkative |
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Glib |
Marked by ease or informality; nonchalant; lacking in depth; superficial |
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Hubris |
Overbearing presumption or pride; arrogance |
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Imminent |
About to happen impending |
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Immutable |
Not capable of change |
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Impetuous |
Hastily or rashly energetic; impulsive and vehement |
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Indifferent |
Having no interest or concern; showing no bias or prejudice |
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Inimical |
Damaging; harmful |
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Intractable |
Not easily managed or directed; stubborn; obstinate |
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Intrepid |
Steadfast and courageous |
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Laconic |
Using very few words |
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Maverick |
An independent individual who does not go along with a group or party |
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Mercurial |
Characterized by rapid and unpredictable change in mood |
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Mollify |
To calm or soothe; to reduce in emotional intensity |
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Neophyte |
A recent convert; a beginner; novice |
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Obfuscate |
To deliberately obscure; to make confusing |
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Obstinate |
Stubborn; hard-headed; uncompromising |
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Ostentatious |
Characterized by or given to pretentious display; showy |
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Pervade |
To permeate throughout |
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Phlegmatic |
Calm; sluggish; unemotional |
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Plethora |
An overabundance; a surplus |
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Pragmatic |
Practical rather than idealistic |
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Presumptuous |
Overstepping due bounds; taking liberties |
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Pristine |
Pure; uncorrupted; clean |
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Probity |
Adherence to highest principles, complete and confirmed integrity; uprightness |
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Proclivity |
A natural predisposition or inclination |
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Profligate |
Excessively wasteful; recklessly extravagant |
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Propensity |
A natural inclination or tendency; penchant |
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Prosaic |
Dull; lacking in spirit or imagination |
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Pungent |
Characterized by a strong, sharp smell or taste |
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Quixotic |
Foolishly impractical; marked by lofty romantic ideals |
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Quotidian |
Ocurring or recurring daily; commonplace |
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Rarefy |
To make or become thin, less dense, to refine |
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Recondite |
Hidden; concealed; difficult to understand |
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Refulgent |
Radiant; shiny; brilliant |
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Renege |
To fail to honor a commitment; to go back on a promise |
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Sedulous |
Diligent; persistent; hard working |
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Soporific |
Causing drowsiness; tending to induce sleep |
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Sparse |
Thin, not dense; arranged at widely spread intervals |
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Spendthrift |
One who spends money wastefully |
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Subtle |
Not obvious; elusive; difficult to discern |
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Tacit |
Implied; not explicitly stated |
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Terse |
Brief and concise in wording |
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Tout |
To publicly praise or promote |
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Trenchant |
Sharply perceptive; keen; penetrating |
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Unfeigned |
Genuine; not false or hypocritical |
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Untenable |
Indefensible; not viable; uninhabitable |
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Vacillate |
To waver indecisively between one course of action or opinion and another |
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Variegated |
Multicolored; characterized by a variety of patches of different color |
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Vexation |
Annoyance; irritation |
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Vigilant |
Alertly watchful |
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Vituperate |
To use harsh condemnatory language; to abuse or censure severely or abusively; to berate |
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Volatile |
Readily changing to a vapor; changeable; fickle; explosive. |