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18 Cards in this Set
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Egregious |
out of the group, outstandingly bad |
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a) Pellucid b) Translucent |
a) very clear, transparent b) permitting the passage of light |
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Affluent |
to flow in abundance |
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a) Antipathy b) Empathy |
a) feeling against someone or something, dislike b) feeling the same thing as someone else
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Acrid |
unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor |
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Confluence |
to flow together, convergence |
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Diffident |
lack of faith in oneself, lack of confidence |
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Acrimonious |
full of spite, bitter, nasty |
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Superfluous |
to flow above, hence exceeding what is necessary |
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a) Fidelity b) Infidelity |
a) loyalty, faithfulness b) unfaithfulness |
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a) Acuity b) Acumen |
a) keenness of perception b) mental sharpness |
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Complacent |
to be so calm as to be self-satisfied, smug |
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Perfidious |
treacherous, untrustworthy |
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Acute |
a sharp angle, very keen |
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Implacable |
incapable of being calmed, relentless |
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a) Elucidate b) Lucid |
a) to make clear, clarify b) clear, readily understood |
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Exacerbate |
to sharpen or to aggravate a conflict, inflame |
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Placate |
to calm the anger of |
