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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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a large-scale destruction, especially by the fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering
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Impervious
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not affect or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance
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Impetus
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a 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; particular about detail
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Nostalgia
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a longing for something past; homesickness
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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 condition
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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 an absence of enthusiasm
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