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66 Cards in this Set
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ABBREVIATED COMMUNICATION
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ABBREVIATED COMMUNICATION
abridge compendium cursory curtail syllabus synopsis terse |
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ACT QUICKLY
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ACT QUICKLY
apace abrupt headlong impetuous precipitate |
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ASSIST
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ASSIST
abet advocate ancillary bolster corroborate countenance espouse mainstay munificent proponent stalwart sustenance |
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BAD MOOD
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BAD MOOD
bilious dudgeon irascible pettish petulant pique querulous umbrage waspish |
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BEGINNER / AMATEUR
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BEGINNER / AMATEUR
dilettante fledging neophyte novitiate proselyte tyro |
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BEGINNING / YOUNG
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BEGINNING / YOUNG
burgeoning callow engender inchoate incipient nascent |
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BITING (AS IN TEMPERAMENT)
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BITING (AS IN TEMPERMENT)
acerbic acidulous acrimonious asperity caustic mordacious mordant trenchant |
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BOLD
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BOLD
audacious courageous dauntless |
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BORING
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BORING
banal fatuous hackneyed insipid mundane pedestrian platitude prosaic quotidian trite |
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CAROUSAL
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CAROUSAL
bacchanalian debauchery depraved dissipated iniquity libertine libidinous licentious reprobate ribald salacious sordid turpitude |
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CHANGING QUICKLY
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CHANGING QUICKLY
capricious mercurial volatile |
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COPY
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COPY
counterpart emulate facsimile factitious paradigm precursor quintessence simulated vicarious |
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CRITICIZE / CRITICISM
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CRITICIZE / CRITCISM
aspersion belittle berate calumny castigate decry defamation denounce deride/derisive diatribe disparage excoriate gainsay harangue |
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CRITICIZE / CRITICISM
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CRITICIZE / CRITCISM
impugn inveigh lambaste objurgate obloquy opprobrium pillory rebuke remonstrate reprehend reprove revile tirade vituperate |
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DEATH / MOURNING
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DEATH / MOURNING
bereave cadaver defunct demise dolorous elegy knell lament macabre moribund obsequies sepulchral wraith |
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DENYING OF SELF
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DENYING OF SELF
abnegate abstain ascetic spartan stoic temperate |
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DICTATORIAL
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DICTATORIAL
authoritarian despotic dogmatic imperious preemptory tyrannical hegemonic (hegemony) |
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DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND
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DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND
abstruse ambiguous arcane bemusing cryptic enigmatic esoteric inscrutable obscure opaque paradoxical perplexing recondite turbid |
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DISGUSTING / OFFENSIVE
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DISGUSTING / OFFENSIVE
defile fetid invidious noisome odious putrid rebarbative |
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EASY TO UNDERSTAND
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EASY TO UNDERSTAND
articulate cogent eloquent evident limpid lucid pellucid |
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ECCENTRIC / DISSIMILAR
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ECCENTRIC / DISSIMILAR
aberrant anachronism anomalous iconoclast discrete eclectic esoteric |
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EMBARRASS
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EMBARRASS
abash chagrin compunction contrition diffidence expiate foible gaucherie rue |
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EQUAL
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EQUAL
equitable equity tantamount |
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FALSEHOOD
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FALSEHOOD
apocryphal canard chicanery dissemble duplicity equivocate erroneous ersatz fallacious feigned guile perfidy prevaricate specious spurious mendacious/mendacity |
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FAMILY
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FAMILY
conjugal consanguine distaff endogamous filial fratricide progenitor scion |
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FAVORING / NOT IMPARTIAL
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FAVORING / NOT IMPARTIAL
ardor/ardent doctrinaire fervid partisan tendentious zealot |
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FORGIVE
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FORGIVE
absolve acquit exculpate exonerate expiate palliate redress vindicate |
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FUNNY
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FUNNY
chortle droll facetious flippant gibe jocular levity ludicrous raillery riposte simper |
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GAPS / OPENINGS
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GAPS / OPENINGS
abatement aperture fissure hiatus interregnum interstice lull orifice rent respite rift |
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GENEROUS / KIND
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GENEROUS / KIND
altruistic beneficent clement largess magnanimous munificent philanthropic unstinting |
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GREEDY
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GREEDY
avaricious covetous mercenary miserly penurious rapacious venal |
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HARDHEARTED
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HARDHEARTED
asperity baleful dour fell malevolent mordant sardonic scathing truculent vitriolic vituperation |
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HARMFUL
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HARMFUL
baleful baneful deleterious inimical injurious insidious minatory perfidious pernicious |
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HARSH-SOUNDING
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HARSH-SOUNDING
cacophony din dissonant raucous strident |
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HATRED
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HATRED
abhorrence anathema antagonism antipathy detestation enmity loathing malice odium rancor |
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HEALTHY
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HEALTHY
salubrious salutary beneficial |
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HESITATE
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HESITATE
dither oscillate teeter vacillate waver |
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HOSTILE
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HOSTILE
antithetic churlish curmudgeon irascible malevolent misanthropic truculent vindictive |
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INNOCENT / INEXPERIENCED
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INNOCENT / INEXPERIENCED
credulous gullible ingenuous naïve novitiate tyro |
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INSINCERE
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INSINCERE
disingenuous dissemble fulsome ostensible unctuous |
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INVESTIGATE
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INVESTIGATE
appraise ascertain assay descry peruse |
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LAZY / SLUGGISH
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LAZY / SLUGGISH
indolent inert lackadaisical languid lassitude lethargic phlegmatic quiescent slothful torpid |
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LUCK
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LUCK
adventitious amulet auspicious fortuitous kismet optimum portentous propitiate propitious providential talisman |
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NAG
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NAG
admonish cavil belabor enjoin exhort harangue hector martinet remonstrate reproof |
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NASTY
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NASTY
fetid noisome noxious |
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NOT A STRAIGHT LINE
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NOT A STRAIGHT LINE
askance awry careen carom circuitous circumvent gyrate labyrinth meander oblique serrated sidle sinuous tortuous undulating vortex |
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OVERBLOWN / WORDY
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OVERBLOWN / WORDY
bombastic circumlocution garrulous grandiloquent loquacious periphrastic prolix rhetoric turgid verbose |
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PACIFY / SATISFY
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PACIFY / SATISFY
ameliorate appease assuage defer mitigate mollify placate propitiate satiate slake sooth |
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PLEASANT-SOUNDING
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PLEASANT-SOUNDING
euphonious harmonious melodious sonorous |
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POOR
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POOR
destitute esurient impecunious indigent |
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PRAISE
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PRAISE
acclaim accolade aggrandize encomium eulogize extol fawn laud/laudatory venerate/veneration |
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PREDICT
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PREDICT
auger auspice fey harbinger portentous presage prescient prognosticate |
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PREVENT / OBSTRUCT
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PREVENT / OBSTRUCT
discomfort encumber fetter forefend hinder impede inhibit occlude |
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SMART / LEARNED
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SMART / LEARNED
astute canny erudite perspicacious |
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SORROW
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SORROW
disconsolate doleful dolor elegiac forlorn lament lugubrious melancholy morose plaintive threnody |
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STUBBORN
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STUBBORN
implacable inexorable intractable intransigent obdurate obstinate recalcitrant refractory renitent untoward vexing |
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TERSE
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TERSE
compendious curt laconic pithy succinct taciturn |
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TIME / ORDER / DURATION
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TIME / ORDER / DURATION
anachronism antecede antedate anterior archaic diurnal eon ephemeral epoch fortnight millennium penultimate synchronous temporal |
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TIMID / TIMIDITY
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TIMID / TIMIDITY
craven diffident pusillanimous recreant timorous trepidation |
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TRUTH
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TRUTH
candor/candid fealty frankness indisputable indubitable legitimate probity sincere veracious verity |
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UNUSUAL
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UNUSUAL
aberration anomaly iconoclast idiosyncrasy |
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WALKING ABOUT
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WALKING ABOUT
ambulatory itinerant peripatetic |
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WANDERING
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WANDERING
discursive expatiate forage itinerant peregrination peripatetic sojourn |
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WEAKEN
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WEAKEN
adulterate enervate exacerbate inhibit obviate stultify undermine vitiate |
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WISDOM
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WISDOM
adage aphorism apothegm axiom bromide dictum epigram platitude truism sententious |
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WITHDRAWL / RETREAT
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WITHDRAWL / RETREAT
abeyance abjure abnegation abortive abrogate decamp demur recant recidivism remission renege rescind retrograde |
