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52 Cards in this Set
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Anomaly
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a deviation from the common rule, type, arrangement, or form; abnormal
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Assuage
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relieve; ease; to make it less severe
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Enigma
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a puzzling or inexplicable occurrence or situation: His disappearance is an enigma that has given rise to much speculation.
a person of puzzling or contradictory character: To me he has always been an enigma, one minute completely insensitive, the next moved to tears. |
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Equivocal
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ambiguous; intentionally misleading
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Erudite
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Scholarly
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Fervid
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ardent; heated or vehement in spirit, enthusiasm
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lucid
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easy to understand; shining or bright
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opaque
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not transperatnt or translucent
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Placate
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to appease or pacify
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Precipitate
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throw headlong; hasten.
Thought I was angry enough to resign on the spot, I had enough sense to keep my self from quitting a job in such a precipitate fashion |
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prodigal
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wasteful
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Zeal
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eager enthusiasm
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abstain
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refrain; withhold
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adulterate
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to make impure
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apathy
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lack of interest
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audacious
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bold
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capricious
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fickle ; unpredictable
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corroborate
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confirm; support
Though Huck was quite willing to cooraborate Tom's story Aunst polly knew better than to believe either of them |
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desiccate
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dry up
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Engender
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to produce, create; beget; reproduce
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ephemeral
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lasting a very short time
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Gullible
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one who believes easily
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homogeneous
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1. composed of parts or elements that are all of the same kind; not heterogeneous: a homogeneous population.
2. of the same kind or nature; essentially alike. |
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laconic
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concise; using very few words
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laudable
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deserving praise
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loquacious
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talkative; chattering
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mitigate
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make it less severe; ameliorate
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pedant
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a person who makes an excessive or inappropriate display of learning.
a person who overemphasizes rules or minor details. a person who adheres rigidly to book knowledge without regard to common sense. |
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pragmatic
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of or pertaining to a practical point of view or practical considerations
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propriety
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conformity to established standards of good or proper behavior or manners.
suitability |
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vacillate
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waver; fluctuate
uncertain which suitor she ought to marry the princess vacillated saying now one and now the other. |
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volatile
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changable; explosive; evaporating rapidly
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advocate
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urge; plead for
the abolitionists advocated freedom for the slaves |
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antipathy
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aversion; dislike
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bolster
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support; reinforce
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cacophony
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discordant; inharmonious
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deride
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ridicule; make fun of
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dissonance
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discord opposite of harmony
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enervate
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to reduce in strength
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eulogy
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expression of praise; often on the occasion of someone's death
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garrulous
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wordy; talkative
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ingenous
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naive and trusting
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lethargic
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lazy
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malleable
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capable of being extended or shaped by hammering or by pressure from rollers
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misanthrope
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hater of humankind
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obdurate
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stubborn
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ostentation
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pretentious or conspicuous show, as of wealth or importance; display intended to impress others.
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paradox
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a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth
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philanthropic
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of, pertaining to, engaged in, or characterized by philanthropy; benevolent
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prevaricate
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to lie
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venerate
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to regard or treat with reverence; revere
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waver
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to become unsteady; begin to fail or giveaway
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