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32 Cards in this Set
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fastidious |
very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail
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sedulous
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showing dedication and diligence
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vindictive |
having or showing a strong desire for revenge |
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petulant
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childishly sulky or bad-tempered
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mercenary
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primarily concerned with making money at the expense of ethics |
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vacillated
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to be indecisive |
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sardonic
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mocking, derisive, taunting, stinging
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soporific
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sleep-inducing
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diffident, self-effacing
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lack of self-confidence; unassertive; shy; retiring |
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pragmatic
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practical, sensible
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evocation
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an imaginative recreation of something
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effrontery
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rude, arrogant behavior
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recalcitrant
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defiant; obstinate; obdurate; refractory; disobedient |
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clandestine, surreptitious
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secret; covert
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genial, gregarious
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agreeable, friendly and warm
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amity
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friendship, harmony
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austere
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having no adornment/ornamentation
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dubious
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ambiguous; unclear
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upbraid, censure
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to scold/express disapproval
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relics
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remains |
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archaic, antiquated
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no longer in use; out of style
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myopic
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shortsighted, lacking foresight
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impasse
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deadlock; stalemate
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anachronism
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false assignment of something when that thing did not exist |
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belies
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to show to be false
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covet, avaricious
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to strongly desire; to crave
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antithesis
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exact opposite
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trite, hackneyed, platitudinous, insipid
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unoriginal
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antecedent
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preceding event; forerunner
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subversive
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tending to overthrow
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ubiquitous; pervasive
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characterized by being everywhere
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fortitude
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strength of mind that allows one to endure pain or adversity with courage
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