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43 Cards in this Set
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Scanty |
small or insufficient in quantity or amount. |
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Frivolous |
not having any serious purpose or value. |
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Forestall |
prevent or obstruct (an anticipated event or action) by taking action ahead of time. |
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Panegyrical |
a public speech or published text in praise of someone or something. |
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Gauche |
lacking ease or grace; unsophisticated and socially awkward. |
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Adept |
.very skilled or proficient at something. |
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Fatuous |
silly and pointless |
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Comely |
(typically of a woman) pleasant to look at; attractive.agreeable; suitable. |
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Decorous |
in keeping with good taste and propriety; polite and restrained. |
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Prepossessing |
attractive or appealing in appearance. |
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Diffidence |
modesty or shyness resulting from a lack of self-confidence. |
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Decorum |
behavior in keeping with good taste and propriety. Ettiquite |
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Propriety |
the state or quality of conforming to conventionally accepted standards of behavior or morals. |
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Pithy |
.(of language or style) concise and forcefully expressive. |
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Whimsical |
2.acting or behaving in a capricious manner. |
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Irksome |
Irritating or annoying |
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Bellicose |
demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight. |
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Doughty |
brave and persistent |
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Ardent |
enthusiastic or passionate. |
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fractious |
(typically of children) irritable and quarrelsome. (of a group or organization) difficult to control; unruly |
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monolithic |
large, powerful, and intractably indivisible and uniform. |
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unfurl |
make or become spread out from a rolled or folded state, especially in order to be open to the wind. |
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cajole |
persuade someone to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery. |
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preternatural |
beyond what is normal or natural |
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telecological |
exhibiting or relating to design or purpose especially in nature |
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countenance |
a person's face or facial expression; support; admit as acceptable or possible |
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preclude |
prevent from happening; make impossible; prevent someone from doing something |
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consonant |
agreement or compatibility between opinions or actions; recurring of similar sounds (especially consonants) |
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edify |
instruct or improve (someone) morally or intellectually. |
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mendicant |
given to begging |
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allay |
diminish or put at rest (fear, suspicion, or worry) ; relieve or alleviate (pain or hunger) |
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anodyne |
not likely to provoke dissent or offense; inoffensive, often deliberately so; a painkilling drug or medicine |
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iridescent |
showing luminous colors that seem to change when seen from different angles. |
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retrench |
(of a company, government, or individual) reduce costs or spending in response to economic difficulty; reduce or diminish (something) in extent or quantity. |
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sophistry |
the use of fallacious arguments, especially with the intention of deceiving. |
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expiate |
atone for (guilt or sin) |
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coruscate |
(of light) flash or sparkle. |
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promulgate |
promote or make widely known (an idea or cause); put (a law or decree) into effect by official proclamation |
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pavonine |
of or like a peacock |
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parietal |
of, relating to, attached to, or denoting the wall of the body or of a body cavity or hollow structure; relating to residence in a college or university dormitory and especially to visits from members of the opposite sex. |
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saturnine |
(of a person or their manner) slow and gloomy; (of a person or their features) dark in coloring and moody or mysterious; (of a place or an occasion) gloomy |
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attune |
make receptive or aware; accustom or acclimatize |
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pejorative |
expressing contempt or disapproval. |
