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22 Cards in this Set
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Shrewd
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Similar: canny, ingenious, perspicacious, astute, acute
Having or showing sharp powers of judgment |
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Aghast |
Filled with horror or shock |
when the news came out they were aghast |
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Perseverant
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similar: steadfast, tenacious, resolute
Persistent in doing something despite difficulty |
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Bemuse
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similar: perplex, confound
Puzzle, confuse, or bewilder |
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Blithe
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similar: carefree
You use blithe to indicate that something is done casually, without serious or careful thought. |
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phlegmatic
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similar: equanimity, stoic
having an unemotional and stolidly calm disposition |
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recapitulate |
Summarize and state again the main points of |
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vex
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similar: exasperate, rile, irk, nettle
Vexation is a feeling of being annoyed, puzzled, and frustrated. |
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normative |
Establishing, relating to, or deriving from a standard or norm, especially of behavior |
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modish |
Conforming to or following what is currently popular and fashionable |
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infallible |
Never making mistakes or being wrong |
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discomfit |
Make (someone) feel uneasy or embarrassed |
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florid |
Elaborately or excessively intricate or complicated |
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inveigle
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similar: entice
Persuade (someone) to do something by means of deception or flattery |
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evanescent
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similar: transient |
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interminable |
Endless |
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forgo |
Refrain from
we forgo any comparison between the two men |
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snare |
trap |
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ramble
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similar: meander
Sometimes she spoke sensibly; sometimes she rambled. |
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nettle
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similar: exasperate, rile, irk, vex |
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objurgate
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censure, castigate, rebuke |
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portent
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similar: harbinger, herald |
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