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25 Cards in this Set
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ascetic |
given to sever self denial |
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curmudgeon |
ill tempered person |
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disquiet |
lack of calm, peace or ease |
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cursory |
hasty, superficial as a review of something |
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dissonant |
out of harmony |
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dupe |
easily fooled |
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eradicate |
to destroy completely |
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erudite |
very well educated |
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inexorable |
not subject to change; not able to be persuaded or convinced |
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invidious |
showing of feeling envy |
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prevaricate |
to use ambiguous language in order to deceive |
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propitious |
presenting favorable conditions |
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spate |
a sudden almost overwhelming outpouring |
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tractable |
docile; easily controlled or shaped |
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turgid |
inflated, overblown or pompous; swollen to the point of being firm |
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vicissitude |
change or condition or circumstance, generally of fortune |
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volatile |
changeable, explosive |
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assiduous |
persistant |
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astute |
keen, wise |
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divest |
to strip, deprive, usually in terms of property |
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eschew |
to keep clear of; avoid |
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prosaic |
commonplace or dull |
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specious |
seemingly reasonable but wrong |
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transcience |
temporary state |
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virtuosity |
character or ability of an expert |
