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20 Cards in this Set
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adroit
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Skillful, expert in use of hands or mind
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amicable
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Peaceful, friendly
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averse
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Having a deep-seated distaste, opposed, unwilling
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belligerent
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Given to fighting, warlike, combative, aggressive
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benevolent
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Kindly, charitable
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cursory
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hasty, not thorough
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duplicity
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treachery, deceitfulness
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extol
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To praise extravagantly
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feasible
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possible, able to be done
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grimace
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A wry face, facial distortion (n)
To make a wry face (v) |
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holocaust
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Large-scale destruction, especially by fire, a vast slaughter, a burnt offering (n)
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impervious
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Not hurt or affected by, admitting of no passage of entrance
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impetus
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A moving force, impulse, stimulus
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jeopardy
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Danger (n)
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meticulous
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Extremely careful, particular about details (adj)
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nostalgia
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A longing for something past, homesickness (n)
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quintessence
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The purest essence or form of something, the most typical example
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retrogress
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To move backward, to return to an earlier condition (v)
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scrutinize
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To examine closely (v)
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tepid
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Lukewarm, unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest (adj)
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