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100 Cards in this Set
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Abbreviate
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To shorten, abridge
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Abstinence
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The act of refraining from pleasurable activity, e.g., eating or drinking
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Adulation
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High praise
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Adversity
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Misfortune, an unfavorable turn of events
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Aesthetic
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Pertaining to beauty or the arts
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Amicable
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Friendly, agreeable
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Anachronistic
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Out-of-date, not attributed to the correct historical period
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Anecdote
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Short, usually funny account of an event
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Anonymous
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Nameless, without a disclosed identity
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Antagonist
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Foe, opponent, adversary
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Arid
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Extremely dry or deathly boring
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Assiduous
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Persistent, hard-working
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Asylum
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Sanctuary, shelter, place of refuge
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Benevolent
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Friendly and helpful
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Camaraderie
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Trust, sociability amongst friends
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Censure
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To criticize harshly
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Circuitous
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Indirect, taking the longest route
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Clairvoyant
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Exceptionally insightful, able to foresee the future
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Collaborate
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To cooperate, work together
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Compassion
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Sympathy, helpfulness or mercy
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Compromise
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To settle a dispute by terms agreeable to both sides
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Condescending
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Possessing an attitude of superiority, patronizing
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Conditional
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Depending on a condition, e.g., in a contract
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Conformist
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Person who complies with accepted rules and customs
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Congregation
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A crowd of people, an assembly
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Convergence
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The state of separate elements joining or coming together
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Deleterious
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Harmful, destructive, detrimental
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Demagogue
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Leader, rabble-rouser, usually appealing to emotion or prejudice
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Digression
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The act of turning aside, straying from the main point, esp. in a speech or argument
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Diligent
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Careful and hard-working
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Discredit
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To harm the reputation of, dishonor or disgrace
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Disdain
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To regard with scorn or contempt
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Divergent
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Separating, moving in different directions from a particular point
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Empathy
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Identification with the feelings of others
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Emulate
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To imitate, follow an example
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Enervating
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Weakening, tiring
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Enhance
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To improve, bring to a greater level of intensity
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Ephemeral
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Momentary, transient, fleeting
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Evanescent
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Quickly fading, short-lived, esp. an image
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Exasperation
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Irritation, frustration
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Exemplary
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Outstanding, an example to others
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Extenuating
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Excusing, lessening the seriousness of guilt or crime, e.g., of mitigating factors
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Florid
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Red-colored, flushed; gaudy, ornate
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Fortuitous
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Happening by luck, fortunate
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Frugal
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Thrifty, cheap
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Hackneyed
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Cliched, worn out by overuse
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Haughty
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Arrogant and condescending
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Hedonist
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Person who pursues pleasure as a goal
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Hypothesis
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Assumption, theory requiring proof
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Impetuous
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Rash, impulsive, acting without thinking
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Impute
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To attribute an action to particular person or group
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Incompatible
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Opposed in nature, not able to live or work together
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Inconsequential
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Unimportant, trivial
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Inevitable
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Certain, unavoidable
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Integrity
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Decency, honesty, wholeness
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Intrepid
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Fearless, adventurous
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Intuitive
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Instinctive, untaught
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Jubilation
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Joy, celebration, exultation
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Lobbyist
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Person who seeks to influence political events
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Longevity
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Long life
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Mundane
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Ordinary, commonplace
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Nonchalant
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Calm, casual, seeming unexcited
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Novice
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Apprentice, beginner
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Opulent
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Wealthy
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Orator
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Lecturer, speaker
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Ostentatious
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Showy, displaying wealth
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Parched
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Dried up, shriveled
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Perfidious
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Faithless, disloyal, untrustworthy
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Precocious
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Unusually advanced or talented at an early age
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Pretentious
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Pretending to be important, intelligent or cultured
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Procrastinate
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To unnecessarily delay, postpone, put off
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Prosaic
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Relating to prose; dull, commonplace
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Prosperity
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Wealth or success
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Provocative
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Tending to provoke a response, e.g., anger or disagreement
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Prudent
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Careful, cautious
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Querulous
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Complaining, irritable
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Rancorous
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Bitter, hateful
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Reclusive
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Preferring to live in isolation
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Reconciliation
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The act of agreement after a quarrel, the resolution of a dispute
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Renovation
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Repair, making something new again
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Resilient
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Quick to recover, bounce back
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Restrained
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Controlled, repressed, restricted
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Reverence
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Worship, profound respect
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Sagacity
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Wisdom
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Scrutinize
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To observe carefully
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Spontaneity
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Impulsive action, unplanned events
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Spurious
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Lacking authenticity, false
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Submissive
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Tending to meekness, to submit to the will of others
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Substantiate
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To verify, confirm, provide supporting evidence
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Subtle
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Hard to detect or describe; perceptive
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Superficial
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Shallow, lacking in depth
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Superfluous
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Extra, more than enough, redundant
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Suppress
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To end an activity, e.g., to prevent the dissemination of information
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Surreptitious
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Secret, stealthy
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Tactful
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Considerate, skillful in acting to avoid offense to others
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Tenacious
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Determined, keeping a firm grip on
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Transient
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Temporary, short-lived, fleeting
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Venerable
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Respected because of age
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Vindicate
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To clear from blame or suspicion
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Wary
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Careful, cautious
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