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116 Cards in this Set
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Prodigal |
Wasteful |
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Tranquil |
Calm |
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Enervate |
Drained of energy |
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Disseminate |
Spread or disperse |
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Prophetic |
Predicting the future |
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Cherish |
Feel or show great love of |
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Precipitate |
Cause an event to happen suddenly |
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Punctilious |
Showing great attention to |
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Emulate |
Imitate |
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Misnomer |
An inaccurate name |
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Disparate |
Different |
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Flout |
Openly disobey a rule or law |
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Placid |
Calm |
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Abstain |
Restrain oneself from enjoying sth |
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Garrulous |
Loquacious |
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Vacillate |
Be indecisive |
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Apt |
Tend to |
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Laconic |
Using very few words |
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Approbation |
Approval or praise |
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Polemical |
Strongly critical |
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Scintillating |
Sparkling ; brilliantly clever |
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Inimical |
Hostile |
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Intimate |
Say Sth indirectly |
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Profundity |
Deep insight |
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Relevant |
Closely connected |
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Volatile |
Likely to change rapidly in a bad way |
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Sophisticated |
Highly developed |
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Capricious |
Given to sudden changes to mood or behavior |
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Opaque |
Not transparent |
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Opaque |
Not transparent |
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Corroberate |
Confirm |
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Opaque |
Not transparent |
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Corroberate |
Confirm |
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Adulterate |
Impure |
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Anomaly |
Not normal |
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Divergent |
Disparate |
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Divergent |
Disparate |
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Subjective |
Based on personal feelings |
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Apathy |
Indifferent |
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Apathy |
Indifferent |
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Eclipse |
Obscure |
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Pivotal |
Rotate; of crucial importance |
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Feasible |
Possible |
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Feasible |
Possible |
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Austerity |
Severity of manner or attitude |
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Feasible |
Possible |
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Austerity |
Severity of manner or attitude |
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Fervid |
Intensely passionate |
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Impediment |
An obstruction |
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Impediment |
An obstruction |
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Unprecedented |
Never done before |
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Apolitical |
Not interested or involved in politics |
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Apolitical |
Not interested or involved in politics |
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Propriety |
Correct behavior |
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Scrupulous |
Very careful to avoid doing wrong |
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Recondite |
Abstruse |
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Elate |
Make Sth very happy |
Elation Elated |
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Elate |
Make Sth very happy |
Elation Elated |
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Incendiary |
Tending to stir up conflict |
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Dilemma |
A difficult problem |
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Dilemma |
A difficult problem |
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Mitigate |
Make less severe |
Mitigation |
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Negligent |
Failing to take proper care |
Negligence |
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Loquacious |
Talkative |
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Loquacious |
Talkative |
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Paradigm |
A typical example |
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Ambivalent |
Having mixed feeling |
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Ambivalent |
Having mixed feeling |
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Invasive |
Tending to spread undesirably or harmfully |
Invade Invasiveness |
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Ambivalent |
Having mixed feeling |
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Invasive |
Tending to spread undesirably or harmfully |
Invade Invasiveness |
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Underscore |
Highlight |
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Enchant |
Fill Sth with great delight |
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Obsolete |
Out of date |
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Arbitrary |
Based on random choice |
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Restive |
Difficult to control |
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Veracity |
Accuracy |
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Imperious |
Arrogant |
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Enigma |
A puzzling situation |
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Assuage |
Make an unpleasant feeling less intense |
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Alienate |
Cause sb to feel isolated |
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Pragmatic |
Dealing with things in too practical way |
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Heed |
Pay attention to |
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Equivocal |
Ambiguous |
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Objective |
Subjective(opposite) |
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Aloof |
Cool and distant |
Aloofness |
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Exotic |
Characteristic of a distant foreign country |
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Laudable |
Praiseworthy |
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Cloak |
Hide |
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Lucid |
Easy to understand |
Elucidate Lucidity |
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Gullible |
Credulous; easily to persuaded to believe sth |
Gullibility |
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Virulence |
Intense sharpness of temper |
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Pertain |
Be relevant |
Pertinence |
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Sporadic |
Scattered |
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Strife |
Conflict |
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Diffuse |
Spread out over a large area |
Diffusion |
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Prosaic |
Commonplace; unromantic |
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Sham |
Bogus; false |
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Zeal |
Great energy or enthusiasm |
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Complacement |
So pleased that little action is done |
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Exaggerate |
Over represent Sth |
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Judicious |
Having good judgement or sense |
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Pedantic |
Too worried about accuracy |
Pedant |
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Distort |
Give a misleading account |
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Invigorate |
Give strength to |
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Prudent |
Acting with great care |
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Homogeneous |
Alike |
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Taciturn |
Saying little |
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Ephemeral |
Lasting for a short time |
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Indemnify |
Compensate sb for harm |
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Audacious |
Showing a willingness to take surprisingly bold risks |
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Desiccate |
Lacking energy |
Desiccation |
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Erudite |
Doctor |
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Engender |
Cause |
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Plodding |
Slow-moving |
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Subvert |
Undermine the power or authority |
Subversion |
