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58 Cards in this Set
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Integrity (n)
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Internal strength that compels a person to do the right thing
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Resilience (n)
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The ability to recover from or easily adjust to change or misfortune
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Mundane (adj)
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Characterized by the practical and ordinary; everyday
...At the end of each exciting day as a ski instructor, i must return home to my mundane responsibilites in the home such as cleaning, cooking...etc |
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Restrained (adj)
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Marked by control over expression of one's emotions or thoughts
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Impetuous (adj)
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Characterized by excessive or improper haste(speed) and lack of thought or deliberation. Or marked by violent action.
The impetuous skateboarder decided to be the first to skate the railing of the Golden Gate bridge |
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Novelty (n)
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something that attracts because it unusual
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Querulous (adj)
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Always complaining; whining
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surreptitious (adj)
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Intended to escape observation - slowly and secretly
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Underlying (adj)
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Basic, root, fundamental
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adulation (n)
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excessive flattery or admiration
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Celebrated (adj)
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widely known and often referred to
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Belie (v)
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To show something to be false or wrong
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Contemporary (adj)
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One who lives in the same time period as another
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Contrite (adj)
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feeling bad for having committed a wrong act
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Curtail (v)
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to make shorter by cutting away part of
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Detractor (n)
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A person who speaks negatively of another; gossiper
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delineate (v)
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to describe something in detail
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conundrum (n)
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a difficult and complicated problem
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Counteract (v)
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to undo the affects of
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Decisive (adj)
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Unmistakeable; beyond doubt
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Cordial (adj)
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warm, pleasant, and at ease in talking with others
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Deduction (n)
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The result of coming to a conclusion by reasoning
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Cunning (adj)
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Crafty in the use of special resources
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Ensemble (n)
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A group producing a single effect
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Exorbitant (adj)
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More than is appropriate or customary; excessive, superfluous
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inclined (adj)
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having a preference, tendency, disposition
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Grudging (adj)
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Reluctant, unwilling
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Lavish (adj)
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Very generous, or extravagant
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Induce (v)
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To cause another person to do something
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Prosaic (adj)
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Belonging to the everyday world, uninteresting
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presumptuous (adj)
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based on bold and excessive self-confidence
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Pretense (n)
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an artificial condition used to justify something
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Spurious (adj)
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not genuine, false
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Scapegoat (n)
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someone who is unfairly blamed for wrongdoing
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thwart (v)
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to oppose successfully
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Sully (v)
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to make soiled or tarnished
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superficial (adj)
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appearing only on the surface
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Shed (v)
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To get rid of
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ruthless (adj)
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having no compassion
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table (v)
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to delay an action or decision
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Vulgar (adj)
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morally crude, in poor taste
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warrant (v)
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to authorize
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authority (n)
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an expert on a topic
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Bolster (v)
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to support or show the correctness of
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Clandestine (adj)
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Held in or conducted in secrecy
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Complex (adj)
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having many parts that cannot be seperated
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Employ (v)
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to use
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Illuminate (v)
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to bring greater understanding to
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Implicit (adj)
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anything that is left unsaid but is true
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Indulge (v)
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to satisfy the desires of
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Incontrovertible (adj)
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unable to be proven wrong
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Ingenious (adj)
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showing intentiveness and skill
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Memoir (n)
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a personal account of one's experiences
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Mar (v)
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to spoil the perfect condition of
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Paragon (n)
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a role model who represents excellence or perfection
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Picturesque (adj)
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Having great natural beauty
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Plausible (adj)
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Capable of being true
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Vindicate (v)
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to prove a person right after he was said to be wrong
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