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30 Cards in this Set
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STARK |
complete or extreme |
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SELDOM |
not often |
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CARICATURE |
a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect |
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QUELL |
suppress or crush completely |
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SHAMBLES |
a condition of great disorder |
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VEHEMENTLY |
in a vehement manner |
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ABIDE |
dwell |
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REASSURE |
give or restore confidence in; cause to feel sure or certain |
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VERGE |
the limit beyond which something happens or changes |
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RECKON |
expect, believe, suppose |
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UNBEARABLE |
incapable of being put up with |
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GARISH |
tastelessly showy |
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LINGER |
remain present although waning or gradually dying |
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AFFLUENT |
having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value |
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FORMIDABLE |
extremely impressive in strength or excellence |
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CONVENE |
meet formally |
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DEVOID |
completely wanting or lacking |
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AMBIDEXTROUS |
equally skillful with each hand |
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COURTEOUS |
characterized by courtesy and gracious good manners |
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SCRUTINY |
the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes) |
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CONSENT |
permission for something to happen or agreement to do something |
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HOSTILITY |
a state of deep-seated ill-will |
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RECOLLECT |
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection |
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IOTA |
a tiny or scarcely detectable amount |
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CIRCUMSTANTIAL |
fully detailed and specific about particulars |
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IDEALIST |
someone guided more by ideals than by practical considerations |
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MISGIVINGS |
uneasiness about the fitness of an action |
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IMPROBABLE |
having a probability too low to inspire belief |
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APPREHENSION |
fearful expectation or anticipation |
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TRIBUTE |
something given or done as an expression of esteem |
