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50 Cards in this Set
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Haveing a sense of beauty:giving an impressionof beauty/
moral |
aesthetic-adjective
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something that causes or speeds up a process/
a person or thing that brings abut change |
catalyst-noun
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to speak ill of/
to criticize;put down |
disparge-verb
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to flatter someone/
to charm; winfavor;make oneself agreeable |
ingratiate-verb
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boring/flat;tasteless; unexciting
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insipid-adjective
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without an equal/ so superior as to be without equal; incomparable; unsurpassed
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peerless-adjective
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correctness/ appropriateness
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propriety-noun
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a master performer/ an expert, particularly in the arts
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virtuoso-noun
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hurtful/ sharply critical; harsh; biting
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vitriolic-adjective
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impulsive/ fanciful; odd; arbitrary
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whimsical-adjective
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hostile/ friendly; showing goodwill
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amicable-adjective
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sneaky/ not straightforward; tricky; shifty
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devious-adjective
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an unpleasant sound/ a harsh, disagreeable combination or sounds
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dissonance-noun
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to remove all traces of/ to wipe out; erase
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efface-verb
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long-winded/ talkative to an annoying degree
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garrulous-adjective
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changeless/ never changing or varying
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immutable-adjective
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weighty/ heavy, labored; massive/ lacking grace
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ponderous-adjective
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someone earlier/ a person who comes before another in time
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predecessor-noun
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to treat coldly/ to rejec bluntly; snub
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rebuff-verb
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stationary/ not moving or progressing; still
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static-adjective
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to consent/ to consent without protest; comply; assent
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acquiesce-verb
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using words effectively/ well-spoken
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articulate-adjective
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to put down/ to make something seem less worthy or less important
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belittle-verb
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pompous/ using high-sounding language without much meaning; overblown
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bombastic-adjective
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soothing/ tending to win over or appease; pacifying
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conciliatory-adjective
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to portray/ to represent in words or pictures
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delineate-verb
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hesitant/ lacking self-confidence; timid
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diffident-adjective
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brief/ using as few words as possible; terse
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laconic-adjective
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insufficient/ barely sufficient; barely adequate; meager
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scanty-adjective
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to dominate/ to bring under control; enslave; conquer
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subjugate-verb
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disorder/ lawlessness; lack of government; absence of authority or rules
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anarchy-noun
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favoring firm discipline/ demanding or expecting total obedience
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authoritarian-adjective
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wickedness/ evil; moral corruption
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depravity-noun
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inadequate/ lacking in quality or quantity; insuffiecient
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meager-adjective
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a liking/ a natural preference; tendency to like something
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predilection-noun
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noble but rash/ idealistic but impractical
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quixotic-adjective
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wholesome/ promoing good health
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salutary-adjective
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to overcome/ to put down by force
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suppress-verb
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fear/ rash boldness
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temerity-noun
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wild disorder/ violent irregularity, disturbance, or agitation, as of motion, air, or water
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turbulence-noun
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unfeeling/ hardened in mind or feelings
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callous-adjective
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to dishonor/ to treat with extreme disrespect; to defile
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desecrate-verb
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briefly present/ gradually disappearing; fading away lke a vapor
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evanescent-adjective
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to listen to/ to pay attention to
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heed-verb
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needy/ not having enough to live on; very poor; improverished
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indigent-adjective
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an ideal example/ a model of excellence or perfection
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paragon-noun
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narrow-minded/ limited and narrow in outlook; unsophisticated
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provincial-adjective
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grateful/ firly and consistently loyal
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steadfast-adjective
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snobbish/ proud; scornful; looking down on others
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supercilious-adjectgive
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to steal/ to seize power or position by force
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usurp-verb
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