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20 Cards in this Set
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to move backward; to return to an earlier condidtion
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retrogress
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the purest essence or form of something; the most typical example
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quintessence
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a longing for something of the past; homesickness
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nostalgia
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having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling
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averse
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kidly, charitable
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benevolent
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treachery, deceitfulness
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duplicity
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hasty, not thorough
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cursory
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not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance
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impervious
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perceful, friendly
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amicable
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danger
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jeopardy
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a large-scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast alughter; a burnt offering
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holocaust
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lukewarn; unenthusiastic, markes by an absence or interest
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tepid
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given to figthting, warlike; combative, aggressive
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belligerent
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a wry face, facial distortion
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grimace
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possible, able to be done
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feasible
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a moving force, impulse, stimulus
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impetus
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to examine closely
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scrutinize
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skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind
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adroit
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to praise extravegantly
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extol
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extremely careful, particular about details
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meticulous
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