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61 Cards in this Set
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abdicate |
give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations |
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aberration |
a state or condition markedly different from the norm |
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abstain |
choose not to consume |
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abveristy |
a state of misfortune or affliction |
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aesthetic |
concerning or characterized by an apprentice or beauty or good taste |
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amicable |
characterized by friendship and good will |
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anachronistic |
chronologically misplaced |
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arid |
lacking sufficient water or rainfall |
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asylum |
a shelter from danger or hardship |
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benevolent |
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and genorisity |
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bias |
a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation |
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boisterous |
full of rough and exuberant animal spirits |
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brazen |
unrestrained by convention or property |
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brusque |
marked by rude or peremptory shortness |
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camaraderie |
the quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability |
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canny |
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others |
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capacious |
large in capacity |
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capitulate |
surrender under agreed conditions |
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clairvoyant |
someone who has the power of claircoyance |
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collaborate |
work together on a common enterprise of project |
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Compassion
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A deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering |
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Compromise |
A tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena. |
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Impetuous |
Characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation |
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Impute |
Attribute or credit to |
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inconsequential |
lacking worth or importance |
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inevitable |
incapable of being avoided or prevented |
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mundane |
found in the ordinary course of events |
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nonchalant |
marked by blithe unconcern` |
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opulent |
rich or superior in quality |
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orator |
a person who delivers a speech or oration |
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Nonchalant |
Marked by blithe unconcern |
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Mundane |
Found in the ordinary course of events |
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Opulent |
Rich and superior in quality |
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Ostentatious |
Intended to attract noise and impress others |
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Parched |
Dried out by heart or excessive exposure to sunlight |
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Perfidious |
Tending to betray especially having a treacherous character as attributed to the Carthaginians by the Romans |
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pragmatic |
concerned with practical matters |
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precocious |
characterized by or characteristics of exceptionally early development or maturity (especially in mental aptitude) |
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pretentious |
making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction |
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frugal |
avoiding waste |
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Hackneyed |
Repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse |
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Haughty |
Having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy |
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Hedonist |
Someone motivated by desires for sensual pleasures |
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Intrepid |
Invulnerable to fear or intimidation |
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Intuitive |
Spontaneously derived from or prompted by a natural tendency |
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Hackneyed |
Repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse |
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Haughty |
Having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy |
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Hedonist |
Someone motivated by desires for sensual pleasures |
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Intrepid |
Invulnerable to fear or intimidation |
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Intuitive |
Spontaneously derived from or prompted by a natural tendency |
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Jubilation |
A feeling of extreme joy |
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Lobbyist |
Someone who is employed to persuade legislators to vote for legislation that favors the lobbyist's employer |
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Longevity |
The property of being long lived |
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Condescending |
(Used of behavior or attitude) characteristics of those who treat others with condescending |
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Conditional |
Imposing or depending on acondition |
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Conformist |
Someone who conforms to established standards of conduct (especially in religious matters) |
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Conundrum |
A difficult problem |
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Convergence |
The act of coming closer |
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Deleterious |
Harmful to living things |
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Deleterious |
Harmful to living things |
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Demagogue |
A political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular passions and prejudices |
