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52 Cards in this Set
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Impressionable |
Easy to influence bcuz of lack of critical ability |
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Innocuous |
Not harmful or offensive |
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Expeditious |
Done w speed and efficiency |
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Impetuous |
Acting or done without care |
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Callousness |
Disregard for otherd |
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Bereavement |
State of loss |
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Grief |
Reaction to loss |
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Dexterous |
Exploring neat skills using hands |
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Regimen |
Prescribed course of action for better health |
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Palliate |
Reduce the severity of |
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Allay |
To sooth,ease |
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Ruse |
Trick |
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Ignominious |
Disgracing, humiliating |
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Sacharrine |
Sickenly sweet |
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Chide |
Voice disapproval |
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Rancid |
Smell from old or stale food |
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Rancorous |
Bitterness, resentness |
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Pert |
Energetic, enthusiastic |
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Ballad |
A love song |
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Mores |
Moral attitudes (old term) |
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Abrogate |
To abolish |
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Rapport |
Mutual understanding |
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Exculpate |
Free from guilt, exonerate |
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Vilify |
Lower in importance |
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Edict |
Order, decree |
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Vituperate |
Blame or insult someone |
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Perfunctory |
Showing little interest or excitment |
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Epistolary |
Relating to or written in letters |
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Turppitude |
Moral corruption |
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Collusion |
Conspiracy |
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Hegemony |
Domination over others |
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Foil |
To defeat |
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Temerity |
Audacity, excessive confidence or boldness |
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Covet |
TO desire enviously |
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Adjure |
Renounce, reject |
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Hackneyed |
Trite, overused |
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Coagulate |
Thicken,clot |
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Nonchalant |
Indifference |
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Loathsome |
Causing hatred or disgust, repuksive |
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Licentious |
Unprincipled in sexual manners |
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Fraught |
FIlled or accompanied with |
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Supersede |
Supplant, take the place of |
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Resign |
Accept that something cannot be avoided |
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Frenetic |
Fast, uncontrolled way |
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Didactic |
Designed or made to teach something |
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Promulgate |
Promote |
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Cogency |
Clear, lucidity |
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Ambivalence |
Swaying in opinions on a certain thing |
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Impervious |
Not allowing fluid to pass through |
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Assial |
Make concerted or violent attack on |
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Provisional |
For the time being, temporary |
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Ethereal |
Too perfect for world (seems light |