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65 Cards in this Set
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Abbreviated Communication
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Abridge
Compendium Cursory Curtail Syllabus Synopsis Terse |
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Act Quickly
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apace
abrupt headlong impetuous precipitate |
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Assist
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abet
advocate ancillary bolster corroborate countenance espouse mainstay munificent proponent stalwart sustenance |
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Bad Mood
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Bilious
dudgeon irascible pettish petulant pique querulous umbrage waspish |
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Beginner/Amateur
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dilettante
fledgling neophyte novitiate proselyte tyro |
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Beginning/Young
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burgeoning
callow engender inchoate incipient nascent |
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Biting (as in wit or temperament)
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acerbic
acidulous acrimonious asperity caustic mordacious mordant trenchant |
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Bold
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audacious
courageous dauntless |
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Boring
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banal
fatuous hackneyed insipid mundane pedestrian platitude prosaic quotidian trite |
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Carousal
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bacchanalian
debauchery depraved dissipated iniquity liberitine libidinous licentious reprobate ribald salacious sordid turpitude |
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Changing quickly
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capricious
mercurial volatile |
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Copy
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counterpart
emulate facimile factitious paradigm precursor quintessence simulated vicarious |
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Criticize/Criticism
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aspersion
belittle berate calumny castigate decry demfamation denounce deride/derisive diatribe disparage excoriate gainsay harangue impugn inveigh lambaste objurgate obloquy opprobrium pillory rebuke remonstrate reprehend reprove revile tirade vituperate |
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Death/Mourning
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bereave
cadaver defunct demise dolorous elegy knell lament macabre moribund obsequies sepulchral wraith |
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Denying of Self
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abnegate
abstain ascetic spartan stoic temperate |
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Dictatorial
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authoritarian
despotic dogmatic hegemonic imperious peremptory tyrannical |
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Difficult to understand
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abstruse
ambiguous arcane bemusing cryptic enigmatic esoteric inscrutable obscure opaque paradoxical perplexing turbid |
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Disgusting/offensive
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defile
fetid invidious noisome odious putrid rebarbative |
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Easy to Understand
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articulate
cogent eloquent evident limpid lucid pellucid |
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Eccentric/Dissimilar
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aberrant
anachronism anomalous iconoclast discrete eclectic esoteric |
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Embarrass
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abash
chagrin compunction contrition diffidence expiate foible gaucherie rue |
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Equal
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equitable
equity tantamount |
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Falsehood
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apocryphal
canard chicanery dissemble duplicity equivocate erroneous ersatz fallacious feigned guile mendacious/mendacity perfidy prevaricate specious spurious |
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Family
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conjugal
consanguine distaff endogamous filial fratricide progenitor scion |
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Favoring/ Not impartial
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ardor/ardent
doctrinaire fervid partisan tendentious zealot |
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Forgive
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absolve
acquit exculpate exonerate expiate palliate redress vindicate |
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Funny
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chortle
droll facetious flippant gibe jocular levity ludicrous raillery riposte simper |
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Gaps/Openings
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abatement
aperture fissure hiatus interregnum interstice lull orifice rent respite rift |
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Generous/Kind
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altruistic
beneficent clement largess magnanimous munificent philanthropic unstinting |
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Greedy
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avaricious
covetous mercenary miserly penurious rapacious venal |
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Hardhearted
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asperity
baleful dour fell malevolent mordant sardonic scathing truculent vitriolic vituperation |
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Harmful
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baleful
baneful deleterious inimical injurious insidious minatory perfidious pernicious |
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Harsh Sounding
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assonance
cacophony din dissonant raucous strident |
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Hatred
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abhorrence
anathema antagonism antipathy detestation enmity loathing malice odium rancor |
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Healthy
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beneficial
salubrious salutary |
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Hesitate
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dither
oscillate teeter vacillate waver |
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Hostile
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antithetic
churlish curmudgeon irascible malevolent misanthropic truculent vindictive |
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Innocent/Inexperienced
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Credulous
gullible ingenuous naive novitiate tyro |
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Insincere
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disingenuous
dissemble fulsome ostensible unctuous |
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Investigate
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appraise
ascertain assay descry peruse |
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Lazy/Sluggish
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indolent
inert lackadaisical languid lassitude lethargic phlegmatic quiescent slothful torpid |
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Luck
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adventitious
amulet auspicious fortuitous kismet nemesis optimum portentous propitiate propitious providential talisman |
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Nag
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admonish
cavil belabor enjoin exhort harangue hector martinet remonstrate reproof |
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Nasty
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fetid
noisome noxious |
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Not a straight line
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askance
awry careen carom circuitous circumvent gyrate labyrinth meander oblique serrated sidle sinuous undulating vortex |
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Overblown/Wordy
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bombastic
circumlocution garrulous grandiloquent loquacious periphrastic prolix rhetoric turgid verbose |
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Pacify/Satisfy
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ameliorate
appease assuage defer mitigate mollify placate propitiate satiate slake sooth |
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Pleasant-Sounding
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euphonious
harmonious melodious sonorous |
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Poor
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destitute
esurient impecunious indigent |
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Praise
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acclaim
accolade aggrandize encomium eulogize extol fawn laud/laudatory venerate/veneration |
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Predict
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augur
auspice fey harbinger portentous presage prescient prognosticate |
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Prevent/Obstruct
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discomfort
encumber fetter forfend hinder impede inhibit occlude |
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Smart/Learned
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astute
canny erudite perspicacious |
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Sorrow
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disconsolate
doleful dolor elegiac forlorn lament lugubrious melancholy morose plaintive threody |
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Stubborn
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implacable
inexorable intractable intransigent obdurate obstinate recalcitrant refractory renitent untoward vexing |
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Terse
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compendious
curt laconic pithy succinct taciturn |
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Time/Order/Duration
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anachronism
antecede antedate anterior archaic diurnal eon ephemeral epoch fortnight millennium penultimate synchronous temporal |
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Timid/Timidity
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craven
diffident pusillanimous recreant timorous trepidation |
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Truth
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candor/candid
fealty frankness indisputable indubitable legitimate probity sincere veracious verity |
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Unusual
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aberration
anomaly iconoclast idiosyncrasy |
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Walking about
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ambulatory
itinerant peripatetic |
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Wandering
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discursive
expatiate forage itinerant peregrination peripatetic sojourn |
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Weaken
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adulterate
enervate exacerbate inhibit obviate stultify undermine vitiate |
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Wisdom
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adage
aphorism apothegm axiom bromide dictum epigram platitude sententious truism |
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Withdrawal/Retreat
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abeyance
abjure abnegation abortive abrogate decamp demur recant recidivism remission renege rescind retrograde |