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25 Cards in this Set
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abstruse |
difficult to understand, recondite, concealed |
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affable |
friendly, courteous, amiable |
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audacity |
excessive boldness, rashness, daring |
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contrite |
extremely apologetic, remorseful, repentant |
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credulous |
believing on slight evidence, gullible |
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depravity |
moral corruption, a wicked or perverse act |
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deprecate |
to disapprove regretfully, to belittle, to express mild disapproval |
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didactic |
instructive, designed to teach |
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dormant |
inactive, sleeping |
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enigmatic |
mysterious, inexplicable, puzzling |
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erudite |
scholarly |
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exotic |
foreign, unfamiliar |
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fuse |
to mix or join (usually by melting) |
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immutable |
unchanging |
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incorrigible |
incapable of being reformed or improved |
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loathe |
to detest |
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mitigate |
to cause to become less harsh or hostile; to make less severe |
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nullify |
to cause not to be in effect, to negate |
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pacifistic |
opposed to war or use of force |
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pretentious |
making an extravagant outward show, self-important |
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prologue |
introductory remarks in a speech, play or literary work, introductory action |
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recant |
to withdraw or to repudiate a statement or belief, revoke |
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servile |
overly submissive |
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trepidation |
fear, trembling, agitation |
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vilify |
to malign, to defame, to utter abusive statements against |
