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50 Cards in this Set
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1. Enigma –
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A riddle
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15. Ameliorate –
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To improve
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14. Anarchy –
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Lack of government; chaos
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13. Ambiguous –
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Unclear; Undecided
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2. Apathy –
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Lack of emotion or interest
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12. Banal –
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Commonplace; dull; ordinary
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11. Innocuous –
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Harmless; insignificant
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10. Disdain –
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Contempt
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9. Autonomy –
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Self-rule; independence
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8. Ascetic –
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Without indulgence or luxuries
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3. Indifferent –
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Having no preference
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7. Aesthetic –
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Concerning art or beauty
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6. Reticent –
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Restrained; Uncommunicative
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4. Revere –
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To worship; to honor
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5. Candor –
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Frankness; honesty
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16. Atrophy –
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To waste away from lack of use
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25. Indolence –
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Laziness
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24. Flagrant –
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Glaringly wrong; conspicuously evil
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23. Disparity –
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Inequality
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22. Derision –
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Contempt; ridicule
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21. Benevolent –
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Kindly; to wish well
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20. Augment –
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To add to; to increase
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17. Innovate –
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To make changes; to modernize
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19. Extol –
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To praise
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18. Servile –
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Overly Submissive; cringing
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1. Acquiesce –
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To give in; to agree
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2. Prodigal –
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Extravagant; wasteful
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15. Expedite –
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To quicken
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14. Discern –
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To distinguish one thing from another
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13. Depravity –
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Corruption; wickedness
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12. Obscure –
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Unclear; clouded; partially hidden
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10. Inevitable –
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Unavoidable; bound to happen
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4. Prosaic –
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Commonplace; uninspired; dull
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5. Austere –
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Severe; strict
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6. Complacent –
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smug; self-satisfied
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7. Compliance –
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Conforming to a request or demand
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8. Dubious –
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Doubtful
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9. Ephemeral –
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Short-lived; fleeting
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11. Insipid –
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Bland; boring
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3. Capricious –
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Whimsical; unpredictable
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16. Peripheral –
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On the edge; unimportant
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25. Anecdote –
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A brief, humorous story
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24. Respite –
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A break; a rest
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23. Provincial –
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Narrow-minded; unsophisticated
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22. Parsimony –
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Stinginess
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21. Novel –
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New; Interesting
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20. Fastidious –
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Finicky; overly critical
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19. Expedient –
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Advantageous; convenient
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17. Taciturn –
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Quiet; uncommunicative; silent
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18. Apprehensive
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– Fearful; worried
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