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25 Cards in this Set
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Absruse
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adjective
ab+trudo hard to understand, comprehend; recondite |
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Aesthetic
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adjective
having to do with beauty, art |
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Affable
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adjective
ad+fari friendly, approachable, sociable |
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Amenable
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adjective
ad+minari agreeable, willing |
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Approbation
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noun
ad+probare approval |
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Appropriate
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verb
ad+proprius to acquire |
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Capacious
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adjective
roomy and spacious |
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Compendium
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noun
roomy, spacious |
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Desultory
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adjective
de+saltus random, not consistent |
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Disabuse
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verb
to rid, to set right |
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Disingenuous
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adjective
dis+ingens insincere, crafty |
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Disparage
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verb
dis+paro+agere to put down, condescend |
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Eclectic
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adjective
ex+lego diverse, varied |
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Effervescent
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adjective
effervesco bubbly; bubbling |
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Emulate
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verb
aemulari to imitate (positively) |
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Enamor
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verb
to charm, captivate |
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Equanimity
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noun
calmnes, composure |
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espouse
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verb
to support, stand for |
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exasperate
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verb
to annoy or irritate intensely |
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exigency
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noun
needs, requirements, demands; URGENCY |
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fallible
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adjective
able to be wrong |
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fastidious
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adjective
contemptuous, disgusted |
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fathom
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noun
faethm unit of length equal to 6 feet: used chiefly in natuical measurements |
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feasible
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adjective
facere capable of being done, effected, or accomplished |
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fervor
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noun
fervere great warmth and earnestness of feeling |
