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50 Cards in this Set
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meticulously
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very carefully
I Meticulously opened the door to the kitchen at night. |
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pensively
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thoughtfully, often with some sadness
He Pensively looked through the long forgotten drawers in the attic, thinking of his grandfather. |
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undaunted
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not held back by fear
She Undauntedly went out of her way for the ball across the car filled street. |
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emblazoned
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to inscribe upon
Some people wear Emblazoned t-shirts these days. |
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gleaned
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collected
I Gleaned different types of rocks I found at the beach. |
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reverberated
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echoed
The sound Reverberated through the opera house. |
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ebbed
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weakened or lessoned
The virus Ebbed away at my computers hard drive. |
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temerity
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foolish or rash boldness; recklessness
The teenagers Temerity lead them to jail. |
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maverick
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a person who takes an independent stand
Hillery Clinton is a Maverick. |
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formidable
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causing fear or dread
The formidable looking "haunted house" sent shivers down my spine. |
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Resiliency
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(noun) the ability to recover strength, sprints, or good humor quickly
His Resiliency is really astounding. |
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Embittered
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(adjective) made respectful or sad; aggravated.
It Embittered the CEO of IBM to find out his computer had broken. |
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Codding
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(verb) treating someone tenderly , such as an infant or an invalid
They were Codding him while he walked through the halls of Junior High. |
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Flippantly
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(adverb) disrespectfully
She Flippantly said no to her mother. |
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Rash
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(adjective) too rash or incautious in acting or speaking
Their Rash behavior will be noted down in the police log. |
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Oblivious
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(adjective) forgetful or unmindful
He was Oblivious to his goldfish. |
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Haggard
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(adjective) having a worn look, as from sleeplessness, grief, or illness
He looked Haggardly this evening. |
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Riveted
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fixed or held firmly
The bolts were Riveted to the building. |
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Nauseous
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(adjective) feeling a sickness of the stomach; feeling disgusted
It made them Nauseous to even think about boats, let alone ride them. |
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Fathom
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(verb) to get to the bottom of; to understand thoroughly
It was Unfathomable to think of not listening to a dictator in the 1900's. |
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Prevailed
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gained advantage or mastery; triumphed
When i got past a level on a game. |
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Warily
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cautiously
A lion. |
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Bunions
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swellings at the first joint of the big toes
They could be painful/ require surgery. |
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Sleek
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smooth and shiny; well kept; polished
An Ipod, Bugatti, and a Machine Gun. |
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Malevolently
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wishing evil or harm
Male in front of a word means bad. Benevolently. |
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Sullenly
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showing resentment and ill humor; gloomily; sadly
He sullenly walked into the classroom. |
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Audible
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loud enough to be heard
Speaker, explosion, water gushing, thermonuclear reactor. |
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Nattily
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trimly or smartly in appearance
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Triumphantly
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successfully; happily
Walked Triumphantly. S/He walked Triumphantly. It changes it by making it describe the noun in a different way. |
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Languidly
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sluggishly; indifferent; slowly
Lazily, energyless, inert. |
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Admonished
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(verb) catuioned against, warned
My neighbor Admonished my lazyness. |
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Bewildered
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(adjective) hopelessly confused
I Bewilderded my math teacher. |
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Interminable
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(adjective) without end
This tunnle is Interminable. |
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Avenging
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(verb) getting back at someone for an injury or a wrong
The group shall be Avenging their members death by killing the person who did it. |
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Goaded
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(verb) prodded into action
I Goaded the dog to run. |
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Revenue
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(noun) income; an item or source of income
Our Revenue is always above 10k a year. |
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Denote
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(verb) to be a sign of; to indicate
The president is a Denote to America. |
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Impaled
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(verb) pierced through with, or fixed on, with something pointed.
She Impaled the cars's chairs. |
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Sentinels
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(noun) people or animals sent to guard a group
Her Sentinels's Sentinels have phones. |
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Fallow
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(noun) left unplanted, unused
The dog's bowl was Fallowed after the dog was taken to the shelter when his owner couldn't own him anymore. |
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Furrowed
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(adj) grooved by a plow; anything resembling grooved land
Whenever my mother worked on a crossword puzzle, her Furrowed forehead made her look as if shy was in deep thought. |
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Kin
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(noun) relatives, family
The dogs kin are very friendly and protective, just the other day, one of them barked at a stranger. |
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Resigned
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(verb) yielding and uncomplaining; showing passive acceptance
I resigned from work as the CEO, my wife was outraged. |
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Amenities
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(noun) pleaseant manners of polite social behavior; extras
The banquets Amenities were extravagant, but I didn't like them. |
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Seep
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(verb) to leak, drip, or flow out slowly
The sink was Seeping dirty water, it was disgusting. |
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Rile
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(verb) to anger or irritate
The man Riled the womans dog, it was quite funny. |
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Despondently
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(adverb) hopelessly
She Despondently fought against the dragon, even though it was just a movie. |
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Condemning
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(adj) strongly disapproving of
It was Condemning to sit in a jail cell, at least I had a book. |
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Reproachfully
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(adverb) accusingly; making one feel ashamed
They Reproachfully made the boy cry. |
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En masse
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in a group
I was En masse, even though it was 12 AM. |