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87 Cards in this Set
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Adulterate |
To corrupt, make worse by the addition of something of lesser value. |
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Ambidextrous |
Able to use both hands equally well; very skillful; deceitful, hypocritical. |
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Augment |
To make larger, increase. |
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Bereft |
Deprived of; made unhappy through a loss. |
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Deploy |
To position or arrange; to utilize; to form up. |
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Dour |
Stern, unyeilding, gloomy, ill-humored. |
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Fortitude |
Courage in facing difficulties. |
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Gape |
To stare with open mouth; to open the mouth wide; to open wide. |
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Gibe |
To utter taunting words; an expression of scorn. |
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Guise |
And external appearance, cover, mask. |
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Insidious |
Intended to deceive or to entrap; sly, treacherous. |
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Intimation |
A hint, indirect suggestion. |
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Opulent |
Wealthy, luxurious; ample; grandiose. |
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Pliable |
Easily bent, flexible; easily influenced. |
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Reiterate |
To say again, repeat. |
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Stolid |
Not easily moved mentally or emotionally; dull, unresponsive. |
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Tentative |
Experimental in nature; uncertain, hesitant. |
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Unkempt |
Not combed; untidy; not properly maintained; unpolished, rude. |
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Verbatim |
Word for word; exactly as written or spoken. |
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Warily |
Cautiously, with great care. |
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Adroit |
Skillful, expert in the use of hands or mind. |
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Amicable |
Peaceable, friendly. |
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Averse |
Having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling. |
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Belligerent |
Given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive; one at war, one engaged in war. |
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Benevolent |
Kindly, charitable. |
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Cursory |
Hasty, not thorough. |
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Duplicity |
Treachery, deceitfulness. |
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Extol |
To praise extravagantly. |
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Feasible |
Possible, able to be done. |
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Grimace |
A wry face, facial distortion; to make a wry face. |
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Holocaust |
A large-scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering. |
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Impervious |
Not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance. |
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Impetus |
I'm moving force, impulse, stimulus. |
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Jeopardy |
Danger. |
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Meticulous |
Extremely careful; particular about details. |
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Nostalgia |
A longing for something past; homesickness. |
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Quintessence |
The purest essence or form of something; the most typical example. |
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Retrogress |
To move backward; to return to an earlier condition. |
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Scrutinize |
To examine closely. |
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Tepid |
Lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest. |
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Adversary |
An enemy, opponent. |
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Alienate |
To turn away; to make indifferent or hostile; to transfer, convey. |
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Artifice |
A skillful or ingenious device; a clever trick; a clever skill; trickery. |
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Course |
To compel, force. |
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Craven |
Cowardly; a coward. |
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Culinary |
Of or related to cooking or the kitchen. |
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Demise |
A death, especially of a person in a lofty position. |
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Exhilarate |
To enliven, cheer, give spirit or liveliness to. |
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Fallow |
Plowed but not seeded; inactive; reddish-yellow; land left unseeded; to plow but not seed. |
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Harass |
To disturb, worry; to trouble by repeated attacks. |
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Inclement |
Stormy, harsh; severe an attitude or action. |
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Liquidate |
To pay a debt, settle an account; to eliminate. |
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Muse |
To think about in a dreamy way, ponder. |
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Negligible |
So unimportant that it can be disregarded. |
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Perpetuate |
To make permanent or long lasting. |
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Precedent |
An example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action. |
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Putnitive |
Inflicting or aiming at punishment. |
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Redress |
To set right, remedy; relief from wrong or injury. |
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Sojourn |
A temporary stay; to stay for a time. |
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Urbane |
Refined in manner or style, suave. |
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Affiliated |
Associated, connected. |
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Ascertain. |
To find out. |
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Attainment |
To accomplish, the act of achieving. |
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Bequeath |
To give or pass on as an inheritance. |
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Cogent |
Forceful, convincing; relevant, to the point. |
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Converge |
To move towards one point, approach near together. |
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Disperse |
To scatter, spread far and wide. |
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Esteem |
To regard highly; a highly favorable opinion or judgment. |
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Expunge |
To erase, obliterate, destroy. |
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Finite |
Having limits; lasting for a limited time. |
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Invulnerable |
Not able to be wounded or hurt; shielded against attack. |
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Malevolent |
Spiteful, showing ill will. |
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Nonchalant |
Cool and confident, unconcerned. |
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Omniscient |
Knowing everything; having unlimited awareness or understanding. |
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Panacea |
A remedy for all ills; cure all; an answer to all problems. |
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Scrupulous |
Exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details; having high moral standards, principled. |
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Skulk |
To move about stealthily; to lie in hiding. |
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Supercilious |
Proud and contemptuous; showing scorn because of a feeling of superiority. |
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Uncanny |
Strange, mysterious, weird, beyond explanation. |
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Venial |
Easily excused; pardonable. |
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Altruistic |
Unselfish, concerned with the welfare of others. |
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Assent |
To express agreement; agreement. |
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Benefactor |
One who does good to others. |
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Chivalrous |
Marked by honor, courtesy, and courage; knightly. |
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Clemency |
Mercy, humanist; mildness, moderatness. |
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Dearth |
A lack, scarcity, inadequate supply; a famine. |
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Diffident |
Shy, lacking self-confidence; modest, reserved. |
