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19 Cards in this Set
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impasse
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position from which there is no escape;deadlock
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impetuous
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acting or done with sudden or rash energy
rushing with force and violence |
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inconsequential
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unimportant;trifling
inconsequent |
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inevitable
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sure to happen;certain to come
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lethargic
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affected with lethargy; unnaturally drowsy;sluggish;dull
producing lethargy |
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meticulous
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extremely or excessively careful about details
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mitigate
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make or become mild or milder;make or become less harsh;soften
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mundane
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of this world, not of heaven;earthly;worldly
commonplace;ordinary |
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ostentatious
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done for display;intended to attract notice
showing off; like to attract notice |
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perfidious
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deliberately faithless; treacherous
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pragmatic
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concerned with practical results or values; viewing things in a matter of fact way
of or having to do with pragmatism |
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pretentious
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making excellence or importance
doing things for show or to make fine appearance;showy;ostentatious |
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rejuvenate
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make young or vigorous again;give youthful qualities to
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spontaneity
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the quality or state of being spontaneous
voluntary or undetermined action or movement ; also : its source |
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surreptitious
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stealthy;secret
secret and unauthorized;clandestine |
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tenacious
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holding fast
stubborn;persistant;obstinate |
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virtuoso
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person skilled in the techniques of an art, especially in playing a musical instrument
person who has a cultivated appreciation of artistic excellence;connoisseur |
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wary
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on one's guard against danger deception
cautious or careful |
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impute
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to lay the responsibility or blame for often falsely or unjustly
o credit to a person or a cause : attribute |
