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18 Cards in this Set
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implacable
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incapable of being mollified, appeased; relentless
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irascible
*ear-ASS-sah-bull |
hot-tempered, quickly aroused to anger
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acrimonious
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bitter, resentful and sharp in language or tone; rancorous
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fiat
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a legally binding command or decision; decree, edict
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adroit
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quick or skillful in action or thought; deft, dexterous
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vicissitude
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an unexpected variation in circumstances at different times in life or development; variation, change
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prodigious
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far beyond what is usual in magnitude
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inveterate
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habitual; chronic
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endeavor
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strive; attempt by employing effort
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tryst
*trist |
a date, usually secret, with the opposite sex
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capricious
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determined by chance or impulse rather than by reason; impulsive
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enmity
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hostility; ill will
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magnanimous
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generous and understanding; tolerant
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efface
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remove completely from recognition, erase; to conduct (oneself) inconspicuously
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ebullience
e-bull-yence |
overflowing with eager enjoyment or approval
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wistful
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showing pensive sadness
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antipodal
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opposite
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august
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profoundly honored, venerable
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