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50 Cards in this Set

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Antipodes

places on opposite sides of the globe

Polarized

divided into two extremes

Judicious

fair and equal

Wrath

anger

Soporific

sleep-inducing

Extirpation

destruction

Eclectic

taking things from different sources

Astute

wise; mentally sharp

Arduous

hard and difficult

Convergence

coming together

Censures

blames

Raiment

clothes; garments

Lackadaisical

lazy

Tenuous

shaky; not firm

Propagandist

someone who spreads ideas

Digression

going off the point

Amiable

friendly; lovable

Proximity

closeness

Eradicate

wipe out

Onerous

burdensome

Reconcile

bring disputing side together again

Inept

clumsy

Resonance

echo

Idiosyncratic

eccentric

Indecipherable

cannot be decoded; cannot be worked out

Intuition

sixth sense; gut feeling

Disparaged

criticized

Reciprocate

pay back

Decimation

extensive destruction

Palpable

can be felt

Paucity

shortage

Adroit

skilful / skillful

Indomitable

unshakeable; fearless

Debilitated

weakened

Tremulous

hesitant

Presumption

assuming too much

Wistful

full of sadness and longing

Convivial

sociable and friendly

Disillusioned

freed from wrong ideas

Extrapolated

predicted on the basis of existing data; extended

Supplant

replace

Despotic

acting like a tyrant

Bolster

give support to

Conception

idea; view

Retrenchment

reducing staff or forces; conserving resources

Mediocre

average

Bifurcation

division into two

Exacerbates

makes worse

Mercurial

rapidly changing

Imponderable

cannot be understood