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20 Cards in this Set
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Asset
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An advantage or source of strength.
His biggest asset was his large muscles |
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Unfathomable
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Not capable of being understood or grasped.
The kid was listening to his dad that was being unfathomable |
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rivalry
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A continued striving for advantage over another.
The rich kids had a big rivalry over the poor kids. |
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Gingerly
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Cautiously;carefully
He walked across the street gingerly |
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Sagely
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Wisely;knowingly
The doctor was being sagely to the patient |
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Roguishly
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In a mischievous way
He hid under the chair roguishly |
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Incredulous
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Not ready to believe; doubting
He had a incredulous gasp |
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Nonchalantly
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In a casual and unenthusiastic manner
He walked through the city nonchalantly |
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Abiding
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Obeying
He is a law abiding citizen |
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Digested
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Thought over;absorbed
He digested the thing his friend said to him |
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Sophisticated
(adjective) |
Experienced in worldly ways
The teacher was very sophisticated |
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Aloofness
(noun) |
The state of being uninterested and unsympathetic.
he was being aloofness |
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Elite
(adjective) |
Superior; top
The president is elite |
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Resignedly
(adverb) |
Patiently accepting; in an unresisting way.
The wise man resignedly trained the young boy. |
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Ember
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A glowing piece of wood.
The ember burned my knee when it drifted away from the fire place. |
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Apprehensive
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Anxious or fearful.
The man gave an apprehensive glance at his cell door. |
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Defiance
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Open,bold resistance to authority.
demonstration was held in defiance of official warnings |
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Contemptuous
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Scornful; despising
He was being contemptuous toward the goverment |
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Sheepish
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Acting embarrassed or ashamed
He sheepishly showed his mother the F he had gotton on his test. |
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Premonition
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A feeling that something is about to occur. He had a premonition of imminent disaster.
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