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20 Cards in this Set
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Adroit |
(Adj.) Skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind S: clever, deft, slick, dexterous A: clumsy, inept, all thumbs |
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Amicable |
(Adj.) Peaceable, friendly S: congenial, neighborly, cordial A: hostile, antagonistic |
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Averse |
(Adj.) Having a deep-seated distaste;opposed;unwilling S: disinclined, loath A: favorably disposed, eager, keen |
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Belligerent |
(Adj.) Given to fighting, warlike;coombative, aggressive S: assertive A: peaceful, placid (Noun) one at war, one enraged in war |
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Benevolent |
(Adj.) Kindly, charitable S: benign, well-meaning A: malicious, spiteful |
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Cursory |
(Adj.) Hasty, not thourough S: quick, superficial A: thourough, painstaking, careful |
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Duplicity |
(Noun) treachery, deceitfulness, S: double-dealing |
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Extol |
(verb) to praise extravagantly S: glorify, applaud, hail A: criticize, belittle |
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Feasible |
(adj.) Possible, able to be done S: workable, viable A: unworkable, impractical |
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Grimace |
(noun) a wry face, facial distortion S: pained expression, facial contortion A: grin (Verb) to make a wry face |
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Holocaust |
(Noun) a large-scale destruction, especially big fire, a vast slaughter, a burnt offering S: conflagration, devastation, annihlation A: deluge |
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Impervious |
(adj.) Nor affected or hurt by; addmitting no passage or entrance S: impenetrable, resistant, proof against A: porous, permeable, vulnerable |
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Impetus |
(noun) a moving force, impulse, stimulus |
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Jeopardy |
(noun) danger S: risk, hazard, peril A: safety, security |
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Meticulous |
(adj.) Extremely careful; particular about details S: fastidious, fussy A: safety, security |
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Nostalgia |
(noun) a longing for something past S: homesickness |
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Quintessence |
(noun) the purest essence or form of something; the most typical example S: paragon, exemplar |
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Retrogess |
(Verb) to move backward; to return to an earlier condition in the novel S: revert, degenerate, decline A: advance, evolve, progress |
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Scrutinize |
(verb) to examine closely S: inspect, pore over A: scan, glance at |
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Tepid |
(adj.) Lukewarm, unenthusiastic, marked by absence of interest S: insipid, halfhearted A: heated, enthusiastic |
