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35 Cards in this Set
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Efface |
Remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing |
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Taciturn |
Habitually reserved and uncommunicative |
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Ameliorate |
To make better |
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Acquiesce |
To agree or express agreement |
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Atrophy |
A decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse |
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Dubious |
Fraught with uncertainty or doubt |
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Flagrant |
Conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible |
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Concise |
Expressing much in a few words |
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Immutable |
Not subject or susceptible to change or variation |
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Static |
Not in physical motion |
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Credulous |
Showing a lack of judgment or experience |
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Blasphemy |
Profane language |
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Coalesce |
Fuse or cause to come together |
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Lax |
Without rigor or strictness |
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Cryptic |
Having a secret or hidden meaning |
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Levity |
A manner lacking seriousness |
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Innate |
Present at birth but not necessarily hereditary |
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Sycophant |
A person who tries to please someone to gain an advantage |
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Amiable |
Defusing warmth and friendliness |
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Extraneous |
Not belonging to that in which it is contained |
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Tedious |
So lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness |
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Caustic |
Capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action |
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Inadvertent |
Happening by chance or unexpectedly or unintentionally |
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Exhaustive |
Performed comprehensively and completely |
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Incongruous |
Lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness |
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Belittle |
Cause to seem less serious |
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Appease |
Make peace with |
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Instigate |
Provoke or stir up |
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Sage |
A mentor in spiritual or philosophical topics |
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Predecessor |
One who proceeds you in time |
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Jeopardy |
A source of danger |
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Tangible |
Perceptible by the senses especially the sense of touch |
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Remorse |
A feeling of deep regret usually for some misdeed |
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Pivotal |
Been of crucial importance |
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Scrupulous |
Characterized by extreme Karen great effort |
