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20 Cards in this Set
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Acquiesce
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To accept without protest.
(comply with, accede, consent, yield) |
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Allure
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To entice, tempt; to be attracted to.
(beguile, tantalize) |
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Askew
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Twisted to one side, crooked.
(awry, lopsided, cockeyed) |
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Blithe
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Cheerful, lighthearted; casual, unconcerned.
(carefree, nonchalant, indifferent) |
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Contentious
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Quarrelsome, inclined to argue.
(argumentative,disputatious, combative) |
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Covet
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To desire something belonging to another.
(crave, yearn for, hunger for) |
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Crestfallen
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Discouraged, dejected, downcast.
(despondent, disconsolate) |
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Disheveled
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Rumpled, mussed, hanging in disorder.
(untidy, disarranged, tousled, unkempt) |
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Exponent
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One who advocates.
(defender, champion, interpreter) |
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Garrulous
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Given to much talking, tediously chatty.
(talkative, loquacious, long-winded) |
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Insuperable
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Incapable of being overcome.
(invincible, insurmountable) |
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Lamentable
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To be regretted or pitied.
(deplorable, regrettable, distressing) |
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Misnomer
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An unsuitable or misleading name.
(misnaming, malapropism) |
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Profess
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To affirm openly, to state belief in, to claim.
(assert, declare, proclaim, purport) |
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Respite
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A period of relief or rest.
(interval, intermission, lull, breather) |
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Retribution
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A repayment; a deserved punishment.
(recompense, requital, just deserts) |
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Sinuous
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Winding, having many curves;lithe and flexible.
(twisting, convoluted, serpentine, supple) |
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Sonorous
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Full, deep or rich in sound, impressive in style.
(resonant, resounding, grandiloquent) |
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Vanguard
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To foremost part of an army.
(forefront, cutting edge, trailblazers) |
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Wastrel
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A wasteful person, spendthrift, a good for nothing.
(loafer, idler, squanderer, profligate) |
