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57 Cards in this Set
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Credulity |
An inclination to believe too readily |
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Gullible |
Easily deceived |
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Implacable |
Impossible to satisfy |
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Minutest |
Smallest, most precise |
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Multifariously |
In many and various ways |
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Nettled |
Irritated, annoyed |
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Rapt |
Deeply moved, delighted, or absorbed |
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Unassailable |
Impossible to dispute or disprove |
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Cavorting |
Prancing about in a playful manner |
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Conjecture |
To guess |
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Dilapidated |
In a state of despair rundown |
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Enterprising |
Possessing imagination and initiative |
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Garrulous |
Extremely talkative |
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Indifferent |
Having no particular interest |
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Infamous |
Having a very bad reputation, disgraceful |
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Tranquil |
Peaceful |
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Amicable |
Friendly |
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Anathema |
A curse |
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Equanimity |
Evenness of temper, especially under stress |
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Expatriated |
Sent out of the country or area, banished |
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Jocular |
Humorous |
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Maudlin |
Excessively sentimental |
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Pariah |
An outcast |
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Prescience |
A knowledge of events before they occur |
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Querulous |
Complaining |
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Vituperative |
Abusively critical |
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Aberration |
A disorder of the mind |
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Acquiesce |
To comply or give in |
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Coerce |
To force |
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Dearth |
A lack |
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Epithet |
An abusive word or phrase |
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Ingenuously |
Showing childlike innocence or simplicity |
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Motley |
Composed of mismatched elements |
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Obstreperous |
Noisy and unruly |
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Opprobrious |
Scornful; derogatory |
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Respite |
A period of rest or relief |
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Attest |
To affrim to be true |
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Harry |
To torment |
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Inexorable |
Relentless |
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Replenish |
To fill up again |
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Slovenly |
Untidy in personal appearance |
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Convolution |
Curved complicated windlings |
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Fatuity |
Something foolish or stupid |
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Flamboyant |
Marked by colorful display |
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Lurid |
Shocking, gruesome |
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Misconstrued |
Misunderstood misinterpreted |
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Recurrent |
Occurring time after time |
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Temperament |
A persons characteristic mode of emotional response |
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Undulating |
Appearing to move in waves |
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Admonitory |
Warning |
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Commiseration |
A feeling of sympathy or pity |
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Dastardly |
Characterized by underhandedness or treachery |
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Harassing |
Persistently annoying |
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Impending |
About to occur |
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Interrogation |
A questioning |
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Predecessor |
A person who precedes or comes before |
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Retrospective |
Looking back into the past |
