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25 Cards in this Set
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Adherent
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A follower of something such as a leader, party, philosophy, or profession
Synonym: disciple, follower, partisan Antonym: dissenter |
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Approbation
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Official approval, praise, commendation
Antonym: disapprobation, disapproval |
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Audacity
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Excessive boldness, rashness, daring
Synonym: cheek, chutzpah, effrontery, gall, hardihood, temerity Antonym: meekness |
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Blasphemous
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Irreverent, profane
Antonym: sacred, reverent |
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Callow
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Immature, inexperienced
Antonym: mature, experienced |
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Capricious
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Changing suddenly, fickle
Synonym: inconstant, mercurial, unstable Antonym: stable |
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Copious
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Abundant
Synonym: ample Antonym: sparse |
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Deft
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Skillful, adroit
Synonym: clever, cunning, dexterous, ingenious Antonym: clumsy |
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Degeneration
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A state of decline
Synonym: decadence, decline Antonym: progress |
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Derision
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Scoffing at, mockery, ridicule
Antonym: applause |
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Desecrate
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To violate the sanctity of something, to profane, to adulterate
Antonym: to consecrate, to laud, to praise |
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Esoteric
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Understood by only a small group or a select few
Antonym: obvious |
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Expedient
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Appropriate for a purpose but not necessarily moral, right, or just
Antonym: disadvantageous |
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Harbingers
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Things that precede and forecast
Synonym: forerunners, heralds, precursors |
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Improvidence
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Not providing for the future, not thrifty
Antonym: foresight |
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Impudent
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Disrespectful, characterized by improper bold behavior
Antonym: respectful |
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Incipient
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Beginning to come into being, the early stage of something
Antonym: waning |
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Mirth
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Gladness and merriment usually accompanied by laughter
Synonym: glee, hilarity, jolly Antonym: sadness |
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Pacifistic
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Opposed to war or use of force
Synonym: appeased, conciliated, mollified, placated, propitiated Antonym: martial |
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Plaintive
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Mournful and expressing sorrow
Antonym: joyful |
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Poignant
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Piercing, incisive, and keen
Synonym: piquant, pungent, racy Antonym: dull |
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Rend
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To tear violently, to split
Synonym: cleave, rive Antonym: to unify |
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Sonorous
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Resonant, producing a full and rich sound
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Voluble
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Ability to use words easily, fluent and glib
Synonym: garrulous, loquacious Antonym: taciturn |
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Wily
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Cunning, crafty
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