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20 Cards in this Set
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Adroit
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Skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind
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Amicable
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peaceable, friendly
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Averse
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Having a deep-seated distaste; Opposed, unwilling
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Belligerent
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Given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive; one at war, one engaged in war
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Benevolent
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kindly, charitable
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Cursory
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Hasty, not thorough
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Duplicity
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Treachery, deceitfulness
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Extol
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To praise extravagantly
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Feasible
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Possible, able to be done
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Grimace
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A wry face, facial distortion; to make a wry face
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Holocaust
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large-scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering
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Impervious
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not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance
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Impetus
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Moving force, impulse, stimulus
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Jeopardy
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Danger
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Meticulous
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Extremely careful
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Nostalgia
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homesickness; longing for something past
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Quintessence
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the purest essence or form of something; the most typical example
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retrogress
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to move backward; to return to an earlier condtion
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Scrutinize
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to Examine closely
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Tepid
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Lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by absence of interest
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