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20 Cards in this Set
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adroit
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(adj) skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind
syn: clever, deft, dexterous, slick ant: clumsy, inept, all thumbs |
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amicable
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(adj) peaceable, friendly
syn: congenial, neighborly, cordial ant: hostile, antagonistic |
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averse
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(adj) having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling
syn: disinclined, loath ant: favorably disposed, eager, keen |
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belligerent
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(adj) given to fighting, warlike, combative, aggressive; (n) one at war, one engaged in war
syn: (adj) assertive, truculent, pugnacious ant: (adj) peaceful, conciliatory, placid |
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benevolent
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(adj) kindly, charitable
syn: benign, well-meaning ant: malicious, spiteful, malevolent |
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cursory
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(adj) hasty, not thorough
syn: quick, superficial, perfunctory ant: thorough, painstaking, careful |
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duplicity
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(n) treachery, deceitfulness
syn: fraud, double-dealing, chicanery |
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extol
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(v) to praise extravagantly
syn: glorify, applaud, acclaim, hail ant: criticize, belittle, disparage |
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feasible
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(adj) possible, able to be done
syn: workable, practicable, viable ant: unworkable, impractical |
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grimace
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(n) a wry face, facial distortion; (v) to make a wry face
syn: (n) pained expression, facial contortion ant: (n) smile, grin; (v) beam |
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holocaust
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(n) a large-scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; aburnt offering
syn: conflagration, devastation, annihilation ant: deluge, inundation |
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impervious
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(adj) not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance
syn: impenetrable, resistant, proof against ant: porous, permeable, vulnerable |
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impetus
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(n) a moving force, impulse, stimulus
syn: impulse, incentive, spur ant: curb, hindrance, impediment, constraint |
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jeopardy
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(n) danger
syn: risk, hazard,peril ant: safety, security |
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meticulous
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(adj) extremely careful; particular about details
syn: fastidious, painstaking, fussy ant: careless, negligent, sloppy |
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nostalgia
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(n) a longing for something past; homesickness
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quintessence
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(n) the purest essence or form of something; the most typical example
syn: paragon, exemplar |
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retrogress
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(v) to move backward; to return to an earlier condition
syn: revert, degenerate, decline ant: advance, evolve, progress |
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scrutinize
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(v) to examine closely
syn: inspect, pore over ant: skim, scan, glance at |
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tepid
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(adj) lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest
syn: insipid, halfhearted, wishy-washy ant: heated, excited, enthusiastic |
