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25 Cards in this Set
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audacious |
fearless; bold |
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austere |
unadorned; severely simple |
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doctrinaire |
a person who is fanatical about enforcing a certain principle |
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esoteric |
hard to understand; known only by a few |
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exacerbate |
to make sharper or worse |
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protean |
change shape or form |
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pusillanimous |
cowardly; fainthearted |
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spendthrift |
someone who wastes money |
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transmute |
to change |
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virulence |
intense sharpness of anger; intensity |
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dogmatic |
forceful and unwavering; allowing no room for interpretation |
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doldrums |
state of inactivity or low spirits |
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excuplate |
to free from blame |
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prudence |
cautious wisdom |
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puerile |
childish |
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spurious |
not genuine |
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striated |
marked with parallel bands |
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superfluous |
more than is needed |
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transparent |
easily detected |
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visage |
face, especially in terms of its features or expression |
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pugnacious |
quarrelsome or combative |
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pungent |
stinging; sharp taste or smell |
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stentorian |
extremely loud |
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sybarite |
a person devoted to luxury and pleasure |
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transpire |
to happen; to be revealed |
