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50 Cards in this Set
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Antipodes |
places on opposite sides of the globe |
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Polarized |
divided into two extremes |
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Judicious |
fair and equal |
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Wrath |
anger |
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Soporific |
sleep-inducing |
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Extirpation |
destruction |
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Eclectic |
taking things from different sources |
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Astute |
wise; mentally sharp |
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Arduous |
hard and difficult |
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Convergence |
coming together |
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Censures |
blames |
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Raiment |
clothes; garments |
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Lackadaisical |
lazy |
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Tenuous |
shaky; not firm |
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Propagandist |
someone who spreads ideas |
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Digression |
going off the point |
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Amiable |
friendly; lovable |
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Proximity |
closeness |
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Eradicate |
wipe out |
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Onerous |
burdensome |
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Reconcile |
bring disputing side together again |
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Inept |
clumsy |
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Resonance |
echo |
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Idiosyncratic |
eccentric |
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Indecipherable |
cannot be decoded; cannot be worked out |
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Intuition |
sixth sense; gut feeling |
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Disparaged |
criticized |
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Reciprocate |
pay back |
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Decimation |
extensive destruction |
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Palpable |
can be felt |
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Paucity |
shortage |
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Adroit |
skilful / skillful |
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Indomitable |
unshakeable; fearless |
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Debilitated |
weakened |
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Tremulous |
hesitant |
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Presumption |
assuming too much |
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Wistful |
full of sadness and longing |
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Convivial |
sociable and friendly |
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Disillusioned |
freed from wrong ideas |
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Extrapolated |
predicted on the basis of existing data; extended |
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Supplant |
replace |
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Despotic |
acting like a tyrant |
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Bolster |
give support to |
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Conception |
idea; view |
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Retrenchment |
reducing staff or forces; conserving resources |
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Mediocre |
average |
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Bifurcation |
division into two |
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Exacerbates |
makes worse |
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Mercurial |
rapidly changing |
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Imponderable |
cannot be understood |