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72 Cards in this Set

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Acerbic (adj)
having a sour or bitter taste or character; sharp; biting
Aggrandize (verb)
to increase in intensity, power, influence, or prestige
Alchemy (noun)
a medieval science aimed at the transmutation of metals, esp base metals into gold
Amenable (adj)
agreeableness; responsive to suggestion
Anachronism (noun)
something or someone out of place in terms of historical or chronological context
Astringent (adj)
having a tightening effect on living tissue; harsh; severe; something with a tightening effect on tissue
Contiguous (adj)
sharing a border; touching; adjacent
Convention (noun)
a generally agreed upon practice or attitude
Credulous (adj)
tending to believe too readily; gullible
Cynicism (noun)
an attitude or quality of belief that all people are motivated by selfishness
Decorum (noun)
polite or appropriate conduct or behavior
Derision (noun)
scorn, ridicule, contemptuous treatment
Desiccate (verb)
to dry out or dehydrate; to make dry or dull
Dilettante (noun)
one with an amateurish or superficial interest in the arts or a branch of knowledge
Disparage (verb)
to slight or belittle
Divulge (verb)
to disclose something secret
Fawn (verb)
to flatter or praise excessively
Flout (verb)
to show contempt for, as in a rule or convention
Garrulous (adj)
pointlessly talkative; talking too much
Glib (adj)
marked by ease or informality; nonchalant; lacking in depth; superficial
Hubris (noun)
overbearing presumption or pride; arrogance
Imminent (adj)
about to happen; impending
Immutable (adj)
not capable of change
Impetuous (adj)
hastily or rashly energetic; impulsive and vehement
Indifferent (adj)
having no interest or concern; showing no bias or prejudice
Inimical (adj)
damaging; harmful; injurious
Intractable (adj)
not easily managed or directed; stubborn; obstinate
Intrepid (adj)
steadfast and courageous
Laconic (adj)
using few words; terse
Maverick (noun)
an independent individual who does not go along with a group or party
Mercurial (adj)
characterized by rapid and unpredictable change in mood
Mollify (verb)
to calm or soothe; to reduce in emotional intensity
Neophyte (noun)
a recent convert; beginner; novice
Obfuscate (verb)
to deliberately obscure; to make confusing
Obstinate (adj)
stubborn; hard headed; uncompromising
Ostentatious (adj)
characterized b or given to pretentious display; showy
Pervade (verb)
to permeate throughout
Phlegmatic (adj)
calm; sluggish; unemtional
Plethora (noun)
an overabundance; a surplus
Pragmatic (adj)
practical rather than idealistic
Presumptuous (adj)
overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy); taking liberties
Pristine (adj)
pure; uncorrupted; clean
Probity (noun)
adherence to highest principles; complete and confirmed integrity; uprightness
Proclivity (noun)
a natural predisposition or inclination
Profligate (adj)
excessively wasteful; recklessly extravagant
Propensity (noun)
a natural inclination or tendency; penchant
Prosaic (adj)
dull; lacking in spirit or imagination
Pungent (adj)
characterized by a strong, sharp smell or taste
Quixotic (adj)
foolishly impractical; marked by lofty romantic ideals
Quotidian (adj)
occurring or recurring daily; commonplace
Rarefy (verb)
to make or become thin, less dense; to refine
Recondite (adj)
hidden; concealed; difficult to understand; obscure
Refulgent (adj)
radiant; shiny; brilliant
Renege (verb)
to fail to honor a commitment to go back on a promise
Sedulous (adj)
diligent; persistent; hard-working
Shard (noun)
a piece of broken pottery or glass
Soporific (adj)
causing drowsiness; tending to induce sleep
Sparse (adj)
thin; not dense; arranged at widely spaced intervals
Spendthrift (noun)
one who spends money wastefully
Subtle (adj)
not obvious; elusive; difficult to discern
Tacit (adj)
implied; not explicitly stated
Terse (adj)
brief and concise in wording
Tout (verb)
to publicly praise or promote
Trenchant (adj)
sharply perceptive; keen; penetrating
Unfeigned (adj)
genuine; not false or hypocritical
Untenable (adj)
indefensible; not viable; uninhabitable
Vacillate (verb)
to waver indecisively between one course of action or opinion and another
Variegated (adj)
multicolored; characterized by a variety of patches of different color
Vexation (noun)
annoyance; irritation
Vigilant (adj)
alertly watchful
Vituperate (verb)
to use harsh condemnatory language; to abuse or censure severely or abusively; to berate
Volatile (adj)
readily changing to a vapor; changeable; fickle; explosive