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31 Cards in this Set
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Anomalous |
Different from the usual or standard, hard to identify or classify because of abnormality |
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Arduous |
Involving hard labor, to test ones endurance |
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Factitious |
Unauthentic or fabricated |
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Posthumous |
Occurring after one's death |
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Culpable |
Deserving blame |
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Overt |
Observable without being concealed |
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Preclude |
To make impossible by previous action, prevent |
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Recluse |
One who withdraws from the world to live in seclusion, withdrawn from the world |
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Retrospect |
A looking back on the part, a review of something past |
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Boon |
A request or favor, blessing |
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Garish |
Too bright or glaring, showy |
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Harangue |
A long, noisy, or scolding speech |
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Intrinsic |
Pertaining to the real nature of a thing, inherent |
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Lucrative |
Producing gain or wealth, profitable |
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Mundane |
Pertaining to the world, worldly as opposed to the spiritual and eternal |
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Nocturnal |
Pertaining to the night, done or occurring in the night |
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Pragmatic |
Concerned with facts or actual occurrences, practical |
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Sanguine |
Of the color of blood, ruddy, cheerful, hopeful |
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Volatile |
Changing unpredictably, tending to break out into violence |
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Copious |
Yielding or containing plenty |
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Preemptive |
The quality of preventing an anticipated circumstance |
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Taciturn |
Habitually silent, not liking to talk |
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Conjure |
To call or bring to mind, to summon using supernatural power |
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Covert |
Concealed, hidden, secret, disguised. A covering, shelter, or hiding place |
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Demur |
To delay because of doubts or obligations. To take exception to |
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Desultory |
Jumping from one thing to another in a haphazard way. Unmethodical |
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Fortuitous |
Happening by chance or accident |
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Optimal |
Most desirable or favorable |
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Pernicious |
Very destructive |
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Precocious |
Developed or matured before the usual time |
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Sedentary |
Involving much inactivity or sitting |