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15 Cards in this Set
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obstinate |
stubbornly persistent in wrong doing |
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precocious |
characterized by exceptionally early development |
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subtle |
difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze |
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refuge |
something or someone turned to for assistance or security |
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crescendo |
a gradual increase in loudness, in music |
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desiccated |
1. lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless 2. dried out |
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voluminous |
large in capacity or bulk |
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resolutely |
showing firm determination or purpose |
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caricature |
represent a person with comic exaggeration |
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imperious |
having or showing arrogant superiority to |
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deft |
skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands |
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serene |
not agitated; without losing self-possession |
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asperity |
harshness of manner |
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oblivious |
lacking conscious awareness of |
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temperance |
the trait of avoiding excesses |
