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72 Cards in this Set

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acquittal
the state of being found not guilty
adjunct
supplement, assistant (addition)
adversity
misfortune, difficulty (hardship)
aerate
to air out (freshen)
affable
friendly, pleasant and easy to talk to (amiable)
affluent
prosperous, having material abundance
affront
to insult (pique)
aggravate
to worsen or increase in severity (inflame)
aggrieved
wronged (injured)
agitation
violent or aggravated movement
agony
extreme pain
aloof
reserved, at a distance
altruism
unselfish concern for others
ambiguity
lack of clarity of meaning or intention
ambivalence
inability to make a decision
anarchy
lawlessness or chaos (turmoil)
anathema
something hated or loathed (bane)
animosity
extreme dislike
annexation
incorporation (addition)
antipathy
aversion, dislike
antiquated
adhering to the past (old fashioned)
apocryphal
of dubious authenticity or origin (spurious)
artlessness
lack of deceit or cunning
autonomy
freedom from others' control (independence)
avaricious
greedy
baleful
sinister, ominous (threatening)
banal
commonplace (trite)
belligerent
aombative, aggressively hostile (pugnacious)
bile
bad temper, bitterness (antipathy)
blithe
cheerful and carefree
breach
a break or gap (rupture)
brittle
having a tendency to break, snap or crack
carp
to find fault, to nag
catharsis
a release of emotional tension
chauvinistic
biased, blindly devoted to a view (bigoted)
circuitous
indirect, roundabout (tortuous)
circumspect
wary or cautious (vigilant)
cloistered
kept apart from the world (secluded)
coax
to gently encourage or persuade (cajole)
cognizance
knowledge or perception
collusion
agreement for illegal or dishonest purposes (conspiracy)
commodious
spacious or roomy
conscript
someone compelled into service (antonym - volunteer)
consolation
something that gives relief or encouragement (comfort)
constancy
the quality of being fixed,, loyal or unchanging
consternation
sudden distress or fear (trepidation)
constrict
to cause to shrink or slow (compress)
convalescent
healing (improving)
conviviality
festivity, gaiety (socialable)
cornucopia
an abundant supply
corrode
to wear away slowly
covert
hidden or concealed (clandestine)
covetous
greedy, envious (desirous)
craven
lacking in courage
decorous
marked by good manners (polite)
defamation
slander, the unjustified ruin of a persons reputation (libel)
deferential
respectful, courteous (reverent)
delirium
a state of disorientation or extreme excitement (frenzy)
deluge
to flood or overrun
denigrate
to belittle or defame (disparage)
dereliction
abandonment (neglect)
deride
to laugh at with contempt (mock)
descry
to see or perceive (discern)
desecrate
to make profane, to pollute
despicable
vile, contemptible (antonym - delightful)
despotic
tyrannical, autocratic, (oppressive)
desultory
inconsistent, sporadic (disconnected)
dilapidated
neglected, work ot, falling down (ramshackle)
disaffected
to make disloyal, to lose the support of (alienate)
discomfit
to make uncomfortable
disinter
to exhume, to unbury (unearth)
dissolution
breaking of bonds, coming apart into pieces