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100 Cards in this Set
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Garnish |
Decoration; improve; adorn; embellish; furbelow |
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Furbelow |
Decoration; adorn; garnish; embellish; improve |
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Embellish |
Adorn; decoration; furbelow; improve; garnish |
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Adorn |
Decoration; Improve; furbelow; garnish; embellish |
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Abandon |
Forsake; ditch; desert; discard
Leave behind; cease |
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Abundant |
Copious; profuse In large amount |
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Odious |
Hateful; horrid; highly offensive; unpleasant |
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Forsake |
Abandon; ditch; desert |
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Unpleasent |
Odious; Hateful |
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Vivacious |
Lively; active; jolly; spirited |
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Active |
Vivacious; jolly; spirited |
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Sporadic |
Scattered; separate; unconnected Appearing or happening at irregular intervals in time |
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Persevere |
Keep at; press on; stand firm Persist steady fastly in pursuit of task. |
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Petition |
Appeal; plea; request; entreaty |
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Entreaty |
Petition; plea |
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Anticipate |
Presuppose; expect; forsee; predict |
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Presuppose |
Foresee; anticipate; predict |
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Emancipation |
Freedom; liberation; release; freeing |
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Vacillate |
Waver; oscillate, fluctuate; unsure Swing indecisively or to wave or oscillate |
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Beseech |
Implore, Beg, invoke, appeal |
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Snooze |
Sleep; catnap; doze; slumber Light sleep |
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Catnap |
Snooze; light sleep |
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Humiliation |
Disgrace; degradation; ignominy; Dishonour; embarrassment |
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Ignominy |
Embarrassment |
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Emit |
Vomit; ooze; eject |
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Ooze |
(Of moisture, liquid etc) to flow or excude slowly, as through holes or small openings Emit |
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Gullibility |
Quality of readily believing information, truth or otherwise. Simplicity; innocence; artlessness; purity |
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Avidity |
Excessively desirous of wealth, profit etc Eagerness; greediness; enthusiasm; avarice |
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Greediness |
Excessively desirous of wealth, profit etc.
Selfish; avaricious; ravenous; voracious |
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Audacious |
Showing willingness Bold; reckless; daring; risky |
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Recklessness |
Careless; |
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Pensive |
Dreamily or wistfully thoughtful |
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Apathetic |
Concerned; Having of showing little or no emotions |
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Repugnant |
Offence; distasteful ; making opposition; averse |
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Averse |
Strong feeling of opposition Distasteful |
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Barter |
Use goods for exchange instead of money |
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Garrulous |
Chatty, babbling, ushing Excessively talkative |
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Articulate |
Speak fluently in distinct syllables. |
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Impel |
To argue Compel, force |
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Restrain |
To hold back from action; keep under control Bridle, suppress, constrain, restrict, confine, circumscribe, compel, hustle |
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Stringent |
Rigorous; Rigid; Tight; inflexible! Strict; tough |
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Contempt |
A state of being dishonor; dispise; disgrace |
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Scorn |
Despise; contempt; derision; disdain; sneer |
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Catastrophe |
Destruction or very bad condition
Tragedy; devastation; destruction' calamity |
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Devastation |
Act of destruction |
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Abjure |
Official declaration of leaving power
Denounce; withdraw; recant; forswear |
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Recant |
To withdraw formally Abjure |
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Asses |
Estimate; gange; apprise |
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Malleable |
Capable of shaped by hammering or from pressure Elastic; pliable; ductile |
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Pliable |
Easily bent Malleable; ductile |
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Ductile |
Can mould metals
Malleable; pliable |
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Hustle |
To proceed or work rapidly or energetically Jog, thrust, hasten, push, shove, hotfoot, impel |
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Hotfoot |
A practice joke Great haste; walk or run hurriedly or rapidly
With a great speed |
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Transitive |
Temporary ; short |
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Provisional |
Providing or serving for time being only |
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Tentative |
Unsure Uncertainty; questionable
A tentative smile
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Perpetual |
Continuing or enduring forever. Ceaseless; everlasting; eternal; imperishable; perdurable |
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Plump |
Fat; fleshy; round; Buxom
tubby; beefy; chunky |
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Valiant |
Brave; bold; intrepid; gutty; chivalrous |
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Imperishable |
Lasting forever
Ceaseless; perpetual; perdurable |
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Vocation |
Profession; occupation; pursuit; role |
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Fling/ flung |
To throw Launch; propel; toss |
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Encountered |
Confront; face; concurrence; rendezvous |
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Confront |
To face in hostility or defiance; oppose |
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Redeem |
Buy back Reclaim; recapture |
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Stern |
Firm, strict or uncompromising; regid Flinty; Grim; tough |
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Indulgent |
Having or indicating readiness or over- readiness to be genorous to Lenient with someone Lenient; permissive; humane, kind, liberal |
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Lenient |
(of a punishment or person in authority) Tolerant than expected |
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Citadel |
The core fortified area of a town or city. It may be a fortress, castle or fortified center. Fort, Manor, Castle |
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Fortress |
A military stronghold, especially a strongly fortified town. Citadel, fort, castle |
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Mansion |
A large house (or) a large block of flats Residence , stately home, manor, villa |
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Manor |
A large country house with lands. |
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Metropolises |
The capital or chief city of a country or region. A large and busy city
Capital city, county town, county borough, administrative center, megalopolis |
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Megalopolis |
A large, heavy populated city or urban complex |
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Rational |
Based on or in accordance with logic or reason |
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Aberration |
A characteristic that deviates from normal type. Deviation; oddity; quirk; delusion Colour aberration |
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Oddity |
A strange or peculiar person or thing. Rare bird; misfit; crank; eccentric |
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Quirk |
A peculiar aspect of a person's character or behaviour |
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Admonition |
A firm warning or reprimand
Rebuck; reproof; reproach; tirade; diatribe; harangue; advice; counsel; reckless |
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Tirade |
A long angry speech of criticism or accusation |
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Diatribe |
A forceful and bitter verbal attack against someone or something.
A diatribe of donald trump against Hillary Clinton |
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Harangue |
A lengthy and aggressive speech |
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Thrifty |
Using money and other resources carefully and not wastefully Provident; prudent; canny; economical; frugal; parsimony; miserly; forehanded |
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Provident |
Making or indicative of timely preparation for the future. |
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Canny |
Having or showing shrewdness and good judgement, especially in money and business matter. |
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Compassionate |
Feeling or showing sympathy and concern for others |
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Absurd |
Wildly unresponsive, illogic or inappropriate
Ridiculous; ludicrous; crazy; silly; wacky |
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Solitary |
Done or existing alone Alone; lonely; isolated; friendless |
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Pacific |
Peaceful |
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Gall |
Quality of being bold
Audacious; hostility, malice |
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Macho |
Having or characterized by quality considered as manly |
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Boast |
Speaking with exaggeration or excessive pride about oneself |
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Valour |
Boldness or determination in facing great danger, especially in battle.
Heroic; courage; bravery Stamina; strength |
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Courtesy |
Excellence in manners or social conduct. Benevolence |
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Glimpse |
A brief view Flash; glance; sight |
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Stare |
To gaze fixedly and intentionally; Looking constantly |
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Lavish |
Spending/ giving amount without limitations
Extravagant; careless; wasteful |
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Superficial |
Not related to important issue Shallow; empty; casual |
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Mania |
Extremely strong desire for something Madness; fetish; fanay; frenzy |
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Perish |
To die or be destroyed through violence Crumble; rot; demise |
