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30 Cards in this Set
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ambrosial
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extremely pleasing to the senses, divine (as related to the gods) or delicious (n: ambrosia)
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barefaced
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unconcealed, shameless, or brazen
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cadge
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to get something by taking advantage of someone
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caprice
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impulse (adj: capricious)
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complaisant
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willingly compliant or accepting of the status quo (n: complaisance)
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corroborate
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to strengthen or support: "The witness corroborted his story." (n: corroboration)
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depredation
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the act of preying upon or plundering: "The depredations of the invaders demoralized the population."
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descry
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to make clear, to say
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disabuse
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to free a person from falsehood or error: "We had to disabuse her of the notion that she was invited."
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dispassionate
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calm; objective; unbiased
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hapless
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unfortunate
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headlong
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headfirst; impulsive; hasty. impulsively; hastily; without forethought: "They rushed headlong into marriage."
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imperious
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commanding
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improvidence
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an absence of foresight; a failure to provide for future needs or events: "Their improvidence resulted in the loss of their home."
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ineffible
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undescribable; inexpressible in words; unspeakable
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ingenuous
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unsophisticated; artless; straightforward; candid: "Wilson's ingenuous response to the controversial calmed the suspicious listeners."
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inhibit
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to hold back, prohibit, forbid, or restrain (n: inhibition, adj: inhibited)
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insipid
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lacking zest or excitement; dull
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leviathan
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giant whale, therefore, something very large
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lugubrious
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weighty, mournful, or gloomy, especially to an excessive degree: "Jake's lugubrious monologues depressed his friends."
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obdurate
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hardened against influence or feeling; intractable.
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perfidious
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deliberately treacherous; dishonest (n: perfidy)
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petulant
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easily or frequently annoyed, especially over trivial matters; childishly irritable
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phlegmatic
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not easily excited; cool; sluggish
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prodigal
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rashly wasteful: "Americans' prodigal devotion to the automobile is unique."
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propitiate
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to conciliate; to appease: "They made sacrifices to propitiate angry gods."
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Pulchritudinous
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beautiful (n: pulchritude)
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reproof
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the act of censuring, scolding, or rebuking. (v. reprove).
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sanguine
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cheerful; confident: "Her sanguine attitude put everyone at ease."(Sangfroid (noun) is a related French word meaning unflappibility. Literally, it means cold blood)
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sate
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to satisfy fully or to excess
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