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57 Cards in this Set

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Abate

To reduce in amount or degree

Abscond

To leave secretly

Aggrandize

To increase in power

Amalgamate

A mixture

Ameilorate

To make better, improve

Anachronistic

Something out of place in time, out dated

Antipathy

Extreme dislike

Arbitrate

To judge a dispute btw two parties

Ardor

Intense, passionate feeling

Attenuate

To weaken

Austere

Severe, serious in appearance

Bolster

To support, prop up

Cacophony

Harsh, jarring noise

Caustic

Harsh in humor, biting wit

Cogent

Convincing and well reasoned

Convoluted

Intricate and complicated

Deride

To mock, to treat w contempt

Whimsical

Unpredictable

Verbose

Wordy

Veracity

Truthful

Tirade

Long harsh speech, diatribe, harangue

Tacit

Done without using words

Sublime

Grand, great

Stolid

Unemotional

Stigma

Mark of shame

Quiescent

Motionless

Prudence

Caution, wisdom, reluctant

Soporific

Causing sleep or lethargy

Repudiate

Reject the validity of

Propitate

To appease, conciliate

Perfunctory

Done out of habit and with a lack of energy

Paragon

Model of excellence or perfection

Paradox

A contradiction

Irascible

Easily made angry

Inundate

To overwhelm or to flood

Intransigent

Uncompromising

Insipid

Prosaic, vapid, uninteresting, bland, pedestrian

Inimical

Hostile

Inchoate

Disorganized

Impetuous

Quick to act without thinking

Guile

Chicanery, deceit, trickery

Garrulous

Talkative

Florid

Excessively decorated

Fawn

To grovel

Efficacy

Effectiveness

Desultory

Not stationary

Dilatory

Intending to delay

Disparate

Entirely unlike

Dissemble

Disguise ones intentions or acts

Emulate

To copy

Enumerate

To count, list

Pedestrian

Dull, boring,prosaic, insipid

Germane

Relevant

Judicious

Showing good judgement

Estimable

Admirable

Condone

To overlook

Disabuse

To correct