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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 IMPUTUOUS 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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DILETTANT
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 LIBERTINE LIBIDINOUS LICENTIOUS REPROBATE RIBALD SALACIOUS SORDID TURPTITUDE |
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CHANGING QUICKLY
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CAPRICIOUS
MERCURIAL VOLATILE |
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COPY
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COUNTERPART
EMULATE FACSIMILE FACTITIOUS PARADIGM PRECURSOR QUINTESSENCE SIMULATED VICARIOUS |
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CRITICIZE/CRITICISM
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ASPERSION, BELITTLE, BERATE, CALUMNY, CASTIGATE, DECRY, DEFAMATION, DENOUSE, 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 (HEGEMONY) 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, RECONDITE, 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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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, 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, CIRCUMBENT, 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
ESURENT IMPECUNIOUS INDIGENT |
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PRAISE
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ACCLAIM, ACCOLADE, AGGRADIZE, ENCOMIUM, EULOGIZE, EXTOL, FAWN, LAUD/LAUDATORY, VENERATE/VENERATION
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PREDICT
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AUGUR
AUSPICE FEY HARGINGER 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, THRENODY
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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, IN DUBITABLE, 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
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