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20 Cards in this Set
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ADROIT adj |
skillful, expert i the use of hands or mind |
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AMICABLE adj |
peaceful, friendly |
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AVERSE adj |
having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling |
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BELLIGERENT adj / n |
given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive. one at war, on engaged in war. |
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BENEVOLENT adj |
kindly, charitable |
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CURSORY adj |
hasty, not thorough |
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DUPLICITY n |
treachery, decietfullness |
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EXTOL v |
to praise extravagantly |
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FEASIBLE adj |
possible, able to be done |
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GRIMACE n/ v |
a wry facial distortion. to make a wry face. |
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HOLOCAUST n |
a large scaled destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burn offering |
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IMPERVIOUS adj |
not affected or hurt by. admitting of no passage or entrance. |
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IMPETUS n |
a moving force, impulsive, stimulous |
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JEOPARDY n |
danger |
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METICULOUS adj |
extremely careful, particular about details. |
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NOSTALGIA n |
a longing for something past, homesickness |
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QUINTESSENCE n |
the purest essence or form of something; the most typical example |
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RETROGRESS v |
to move backward; to return to an earlier state. |
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SCRUTINIZE v |
to examine closely |
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TEPID adj |
lukewarm; unenthusiastic; marked by an absence of interest. |
