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37 Cards in this Set
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Earnest |
Sincere |
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Diffident |
Shy |
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Bellicose |
Aggressive, willing to fight |
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Cantankerous |
Argumentative, uncooperative |
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Indispensable |
Absolutely necessary |
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Tractable |
Easy to manage |
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Candid |
Truthful |
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Chronicle |
Record in a factual manner |
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Preeminent |
Very distinguished , better than the rest |
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Ambivalent |
Having mixed feelings |
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Laud |
To praise |
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Abstemious |
Not eating or drinking much |
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Extol |
To praise |
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Shrewd |
Selfishly sharp or clever |
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Garish |
Tastelessly showy |
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Languid |
Lazy |
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Improvident |
Planning poorly for the future |
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Stringent |
Strict |
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Magnanimous |
Kind, generous |
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Placid |
Calm, peaceful |
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Avuncular |
Having to deal with an uncle |
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Parity |
Equality |
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Decry |
Openly condemn |
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Obstinate |
Stubborn |
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Tactile |
Having to do with sense of touch |
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Punctilious |
Great attention to detail |
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Perfidy |
Deceitfulness |
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Iconoclast |
A person who attacks cherished beliefs |
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Garner |
To gather |
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Munifecent |
Very generous |
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Eccentric |
Unconventional and strange |
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Effacing |
Erasing |
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Fortuity |
A chance orrucance (luck) |
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Foible |
Minor weakness in character |
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Jocular |
Humorous or playful |
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Juxtaposition |
Placed together for comparing |
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Obstreperous |
Stubborn |
