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20 Cards in this Set
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GAPE
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to stare with open mouth; to open the mouth wide; to open wide
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synonyms: gawk, ogle
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GIBE
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to utter taunting words;(n.)expression of scorn
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synonyms: ridicule, mock, deride, jeer
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GUISE
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an external appearance, cover, mask
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synonyms: costume, semblance, pretense
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INSIDIOUS
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intended to deceive or entrap;sly, treacherous
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synonyms: cunning, underhanded, perfidious
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INTIMATION
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a hint, indirect suggestion
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synonyms: clue, indication, inkling
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OPULENT
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wealthy, luxurious; ample; grandiose
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synonyms: rich, lavish, plentiful, abundant
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PLIABLE
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easily bent, flexible; easily influenced
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synonyms: supple, adaptable, resilient
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REITERATE
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to say again, repeat
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synonyms: restate, rehash, recapitulate
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STOLID
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not easily moved mentally or emotionally; dull, unresponsive
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impassive, phlegmatic
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TENTATIVE
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experimental in nature; uncertain, hesitant
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provisional, inconclusive
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UNKEMPT
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not combed; untidy; not properly maintained; unpolished, rude
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sloppy, disheveled, disordered, rough
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VERBATIM
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word for word; exactly as written or spoken
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(adj.)exact;(adv.)precisely
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WARILY
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cautiously, with great care
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carefully, prudently, gingerly
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ADULTERATE
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to corrupt, make worse by the addition of something of lesser value
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synonyms: contaminate, pollute, sully
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AMBIDEXTROUS
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able to use both hands equally well; very skillful; deceitful, hypocritical
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SYNONYMS: VERSATILE, FACILE
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AUGMENT
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to make larger, increase
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synonyms: enlarge, supplement, amplify
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BEREFT
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deprived of; made unhappy through a loss
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synonyms: bereaved
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DEPLOY
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to position or arrange; to utilize; to form up
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synonyms: station, organize
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DOUR
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stern, unyielding, gloomy, ill-humored
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synonyms: harsh, bleak, forbidding, saturnine
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FORTITUDE
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courage in facing difficulties
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synonyms: resolve, steadfastness, mettle
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