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100 Cards in this Set
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Thrifty, economical, saving or providing for future needs.<br>
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PROVIDENT (PRAH-vi-dint)
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Keen, penetrating, vigorously effective, sharp and to the point
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TRENCHANT (TREN-chent)
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Worthy of imitation, praiseworthy, commendable, serving as a model of excellence,<br>appropriateness, or correctness.
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EXEMPLARY (eg-ZEM-pluh-ree)
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CALLOW (KAL-oh)
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Immature, inexperienced, unsophisticated, green, naive, lacking experience in and<br>knowledge of the world.
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VENERATE (VEN-uh-rayt)
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To respect deeply, revere, regard with awe and adoration.
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COPIOUS (KOH-pee-us)
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Abundant, plentiful, large in amount or number.
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PUNGENT (PUN-jint)
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Sharp, penetrating, biting, acrid, caustic.
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Immature, inexperienced, unsophisticated, green, naive, lacking experience in and<br>knowledge of the world.
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CALLOW (KAL-oh)
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VOLATILE (VAHL-uh-tuul)
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(1) Changeable, unstable, inconstant, likely to change or shift rapidly and unpredictably.
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SURREPTITIOUS (SUH- or SUR-rip-TISH-us)
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Stealthy; characterized by secrecy and caution; done, made, obtained, or enjoyed in a<br>secret and often sly or shifty manner, so as to avoid notice.
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AMBIVALENT
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Uncertain, indecisive; having conflicting feelings or desires; simultaneously drawn in<br>opposite directions; attracted to and repulsed by something at the same time.
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Disagreeing, disaffected, dissenting, nonconformist.
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DISSIDENT (DIS-uh-dint)
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Mechanical, routine, listless; done merely as a duty; performed in an indifferent,<br>halfhearted, superficial, and often careless way, without interest or enthusiasm.
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PERFUNCTORY (pur-FUNGK-tuh-ree)
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Sharp, penetrating, biting, acrid, caustic.
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PUNGENT (PUN-jint)
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Burdensome, troublesome, oppressive, hard to bear, difficult to accomplish or endure.
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ONEROUS (AHN-ur-us)
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ASTUTE (uh-ST(Y)OOT)
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Shrewd, clever, perceptive, discerning, acute, keenly aware, quick-witted.<br>Synonyms: sagacious, perspicacious, sapient (SAY-pee-int).
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(1) Changeable, unstable, inconstant, likely to change or shift rapidly and unpredictably.
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VOLATILE (VAHL-uh-tuul)
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Stealthy; characterized by secrecy and caution; done, made, obtained, or enjoyed in a<br>secret and often sly or shifty manner, so as to avoid notice.
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SURREPTITIOUS (SUH- or SUR-rip-TISH-us)
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Harmful, destructive, injurious, detrimental; especially, harmful to health or well-being.
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DELETERIOUS (DEL-i-TEER-ee-us)
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LAUDABLE (LAW-duh-buul)
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Praiseworthy, commendable, worthy of approval or admiration.
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DISSIDENT (DIS-uh-dint)
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Disagreeing, disaffected, dissenting, nonconformist.
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PROLIFIC (proh-LIF-ik)
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Fruitful, fertile, productive.
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PERFUNCTORY (pur-FUNGK-tuh-ree)
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Mechanical, routine, listless; done merely as a duty; performed in an indifferent,<br>halfhearted, superficial, and often careless way, without interest or enthusiasm.
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RECRIMINATION (ri-KRIM-i-NAY-shin)
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A countercharge or counter accusation.
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PROVIDENT (PRAH-vi-dint)
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Thrifty, economical, saving or providing for future needs.<br>
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IMPUTE (im-PYOOT)
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To charge or attribute, especially with a fault or misconduct, lay the responsibility or<br>blame upon, ascribe, assign.
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To charge or attribute, especially with a fault or misconduct, lay the responsibility or<br>blame upon, ascribe, assign.
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IMPUTE (im-PYOOT)
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Shrewd, clever, perceptive, discerning, acute, keenly aware, quick-witted.<br>Synonyms: sagacious, perspicacious, sapient (SAY-pee-int).
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ASTUTE (uh-ST(Y)OOT)
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NEOPHYTE (NEE-uh-fyt)
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A beginner, novice, amateur, tyro; specifically, a new member of or convert to a religion.
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A beginner, novice, amateur, tyro; specifically, a new member of or convert to a religion.
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NEOPHYTE (NEE-uh-fyt)
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ENIGMA (i-NIG-muh)
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A mystery, puzzle, riddle; perplexing problem; something or someone hard to understand<br>or explain; anything baffling, inexplicable, or inscrutable.
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A mystery, puzzle, riddle; perplexing problem; something or someone hard to understand<br>or explain; anything baffling, inexplicable, or inscrutable.
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ENIGMA (i-NIG-muh)
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CREDENCE (KREE-dins)
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Belief, acceptance, especially belief in a published report or acceptance of another's<br>opinion or testimony.
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Belief, acceptance, especially belief in a published report or acceptance of another's<br>opinion or testimony.
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CREDENCE (KREE-dins)
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To respect deeply, revere, regard with awe and adoration.
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VENERATE (VEN-uh-rayt)
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GARRULOUS (GAR-uh-lus, also GAR-yuh-lus)
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Talkative, especially in a rambling, annoying, pointless, or long-winded way.
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Talkative, especially in a rambling, annoying, pointless, or long-winded way.
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GARRULOUS (GAR-uh-lus, also GAR-yuh-lus)
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TRENCHANT (TREN-chent)
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Keen, penetrating, vigorously effective, sharp and to the point
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AUTONOMOUS (aw-TAHN-uh-mus)
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Independent, self-governing, not under the control of something or someone else.
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Independent, self-governing, not under the control of something or someone else.
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AUTONOMOUS (aw-TAHN-uh-mus)
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PANACEA (PAN-uh-SEE-uh)
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A cure-all, universal antidote, remedy for all diseases and difficulties.
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A cure-all, universal antidote, remedy for all diseases and difficulties.
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PANACEA (PAN-uh-SEE-uh)
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EPHEMERAL (e-FEM-ur-ul)
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Short-lived, passing, fleeting, lasting for a short time.
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Short-lived, passing, fleeting, lasting for a short time.
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EPHEMERAL (e-FEM-ur-ul)
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ONEROUS (AHN-ur-us)
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Burdensome, troublesome, oppressive, hard to bear, difficult to accomplish or endure.
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LAITY (LAY-i-tee)
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Nonprofessionals, laypeople collectively, all the people outside of a given profession or<br>specialized field; specifically, all who do not belong to the clergy, religious worshipers in<br>general.
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Nonprofessionals, laypeople collectively, all the people outside of a given profession or<br>specialized field; specifically, all who do not belong to the clergy, religious worshipers in<br>general.
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LAITY (LAY-i-tee)
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PROSAIC (proh-ZAY-ik)
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Dull, ordinary, uninteresting, unimaginative.
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Dull, ordinary, uninteresting, unimaginative.
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PROSAIC (proh-ZAY-ik)
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CHARLATAN (SHAR-luh-tin)
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A fake, quack, impostor, fraud, humbug; specifically, a person who pretends to have a<br>special skill or knowledge.
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A fake, quack, impostor, fraud, humbug; specifically, a person who pretends to have a<br>special skill or knowledge.
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CHARLATAN (SHAR-luh-tin)
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MORASS (muh-RAS or maw-RAS)
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Literally, a swamp, marsh, bog; figuratively, some-thing that traps, confines, or confuses,<br>a sticky situation or troublesome state of affairs.
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Literally, a swamp, marsh, bog; figuratively, some-thing that traps, confines, or confuses,<br>a sticky situation or troublesome state of affairs.
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MORASS (muh-RAS or maw-RAS)
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SOPHISTRY (SAH-fis-tree)
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Deceptive reasoning, subtle and misleading argument
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Deceptive reasoning, subtle and misleading argument
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SOPHISTRY (SAH-fis-tree)
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Fruitful, fertile, productive.
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PROLIFIC (proh-LIF-ik)
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MUNDANE (muhn-DAYN)
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Of the world, worldly, earthly, material as distinguished from spiritual.
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Of the world, worldly, earthly, material as distinguished from spiritual.
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MUNDANE (muhn-DAYN)
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MYRIAD (MIR-ee-id)
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Countless, innumerable, infinite, consisting of a great or indefinite number.
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Countless, innumerable, infinite, consisting of a great or indefinite number.
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MYRIAD (MIR-ee-id)
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Praiseworthy, commendable, worthy of approval or admiration.
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LAUDABLE (LAW-duh-buul)
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INIMITABLE (in-IM-i-tuh-buul)
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Unable to be imitated, copied, or reproduced; beyond compare.
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Unable to be imitated, copied, or reproduced; beyond compare.
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INIMITABLE (in-IM-i-tuh-buul)
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JADED (JAY-did)
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Worn out, tired, fatigued, weary, exhausted.
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Worn out, tired, fatigued, weary, exhausted.
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JADED (JAY-did)
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MYOPIC (my-AHP-ik)
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Short-sighted; not able to see the long-range picture; having a narrow or circumscribed<br>view; lacking discernment, foresight, or perspective.
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Short-sighted; not able to see the long-range picture; having a narrow or circumscribed<br>view; lacking discernment, foresight, or perspective.
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MYOPIC (my-AHP-ik)
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DEMONSTRABLE (di-MAHN-struh-buul)
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(1) Capable of being demonstrated, able to be proved.<br>(2) Obvious, apparent, self-evident.
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(1) Capable of being demonstrated, able to be proved.<br>(2) Obvious, apparent, self-evident.
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DEMONSTRABLE (di-MAHN-struh-buul)
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ACQUIESCE (ak-wee-ES)
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To agree without protest, accept without argument or resistance, give in quietly.
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To agree without protest, accept without argument or resistance, give in quietly.
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ACQUIESCE (ak-wee-ES)
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PONTIFICATE (pahn-TIF-i-kayt)
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To speak in a pompous and overbearing way; make pretentious or categorical statements;<br>express one's opinion as though it were an official, authoritative decree.
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To speak in a pompous and overbearing way; make pretentious or categorical statements;<br>express one's opinion as though it were an official, authoritative decree.
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PONTIFICATE (pahn-TIF-i-kayt)
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DELETERIOUS (DEL-i-TEER-ee-us)
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Harmful, destructive, injurious, detrimental; especially, harmful to health or well-being.
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Uncertain, indecisive; having conflicting feelings or desires; simultaneously drawn in<br>opposite directions; attracted to and repulsed by something at the same time.
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AMBIVALENT
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PENSIVE (rhymes with intensive)
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Thoughtful, absorbed in thought, especially in a deep, dreamy, or melancholy way.
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Thoughtful, absorbed in thought, especially in a deep, dreamy, or melancholy way.
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PENSIVE (rhymes with intensive)
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IMPROMPTU (im-PRAHMP-t(y)oo)
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Made up or done on the spur of the moment, uttered or performed without preparation,<br>improvised for the occasion.
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Made up or done on the spur of the moment, uttered or performed without preparation,<br>improvised for the occasion.
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IMPROMPTU (im-PRAHMP-t(y)oo)
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CONJECTURE (kuhn-JEK-chur)
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To guess; especially, to make an educated guess; to form an opinion or make a judgment<br>based on insufficient evidence.
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To guess; especially, to make an educated guess; to form an opinion or make a judgment<br>based on insufficient evidence.
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CONJECTURE (kuhn-JEK-chur)
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EXEMPLARY (eg-ZEM-pluh-ree)
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Worthy of imitation, praiseworthy, commendable, serving as a model of excellence,<br>appropriateness, or correctness.
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IMPECCABLE (im-PEK-uh-buul)
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(1) Perfect, faultless, flawless; free from faults or imperfections.<br>(2) Unable to do wrong, incapable of sin.
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(1) Perfect, faultless, flawless; free from faults or imperfections.<br>(2) Unable to do wrong, incapable of sin.
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IMPECCABLE (im-PEK-uh-buul)
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ATTEST (uh-TEST)
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(1) To affirm to be true, genuine, or correct; certify or authenticate officially; stand as<br>proof or evidence of.
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(1) To affirm to be true, genuine, or correct; certify or authenticate officially; stand as<br>proof or evidence of.
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ATTEST (uh-TEST)
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Abundant, plentiful, large in amount or number.
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COPIOUS (KOH-pee-us)
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FALLACIOUS (fuh-LAY-shus)
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False, misleading, deceptive, invalid, based on a fallacy.
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False, misleading, deceptive, invalid, based on a fallacy.
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FALLACIOUS (fuh-LAY-shus)
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STOIC (STOH-ik)
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Showing no feelings, unemotional, unaffected by pleasure or pain, bearing pain or<br>suffering without complaint.
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Showing no feelings, unemotional, unaffected by pleasure or pain, bearing pain or<br>suffering without complaint.
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STOIC (STOH-ik)
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A countercharge or counter accusation.
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RECRIMINATION (ri-KRIM-i-NAY-shin)
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AFFINITY (uh-FIN-i-tee)
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(1) Close resemblance or relationship; a strong likeness, similarity, or connection.<br>Synonyms: kinship, correspondence, compatibility, consanguinity.<br><br>(2) A natural attraction to, or liking for, a person or thing.
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A natural attraction to, or liking for, a person or thing.
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AFFINITY (uh-FIN-i-tee)
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SQUALID (SKWAH-lid)
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Dirty and run-down as a result of poverty or neglect, foul or filthy from lack of care,<br>wretched, miserable, degraded.
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Dirty and run-down as a result of poverty or neglect, foul or filthy from lack of care,<br>wretched, miserable, degraded.
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SQUALID (SKWAH-lid)
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EXPEDITE (EKS-puh-dyt)
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To speed up, hasten, facilitate, accelerate the progress of, handle or perform quickly and<br>efficiently.
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To speed up, hasten, facilitate, accelerate the progress of, handle or perform quickly and<br>efficiently.
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EXPEDITE (EKS-puh-dyt)
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ABJECT (AB-jekt or ab-JEKT)
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Degraded, brought low in condition or status; hence, lacking self-respect, contemptible,<br>wretched.
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Degraded, brought low in condition or status; hence, lacking self-respect, contemptible,<br>wretched.
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ABJECT (AB-jekt or ab-JEKT)
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