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36 Cards in this Set
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Pertinacious |
Stubbornly persistent |
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Cogent |
Convincing |
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Acquiesced |
Accepted and agreed |
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Machination |
Plot or scheme to do harm |
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Propitiated |
Make more favorable |
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Garrulous |
Talkative |
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Tenable |
Capable of being maintained or held |
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Amelioration |
Improvement change for the better |
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Covert |
Hidden, secret, under cover |
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Immutable |
Unchangeable , fixed |
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Allay |
To quiet down , to pacify, to calm |
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Taciturn |
Silent and reserved, not given to conversation |
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Mercurial |
Changeable, fickle, quick changing |
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Deign |
Condescend, stoop to, lower oneself to |
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Incipience |
Beginning stages, first stage |
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Cupidity |
Longing or desire for wealth, greed |
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Cursory |
Performed rapidly a d superficially without care |
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Banal |
La king freshness or originalality, common place |
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Credible |
Worthy of belief or trust |
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Excorise |
Free from evil spirits |
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Inculcate |
To teach or impress. Y frequent repitition |
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Cumbersome |
Heavy, clumsy, burdensome |
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Increment |
Increase, decrease of step or level |
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Contentious |
Quarrelsome, wanting or desire to agree |
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Contingent |
Dependent upon another factor |
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Corpulent |
Bulky, very fat, fleshg |
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Demeanour |
Outward bearing or conduct |
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Zenith |
Summit, peak, high point |
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Solicitous |
Showing care, attention, or concern |
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Cynic |
One who believes that human behavior is motivated by self interest |
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Winced |
Shrank, drew back ,flinched |
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Henchmen |
Follow ..Often unscrupulous ones |
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Respite |
Delay or postponment |
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Renegade |
Traitor |
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Venomous |
Poisonous, deadly |
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Intricate |
Involved, complex, complicated |
