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15 Cards in this Set
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acute
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with a sharp point;keen and alert:sharp and severe;rising quickly to s high point and lasting for a short time
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S:clever
A:dull,mild,stupiud |
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bluster
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to act or talk noisy and threating way; to blow stormy gusts; a speech that is loud and threating
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S:brag
A:bravado |
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bungle
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to act or work clumsily and awkardly;to ruin something through clumsyiess
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S:blunder,botch,mess up
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commentary
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a series of notes clarifying or explaining something; an expression of opinion
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S:remark,description,review,anylais
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facet
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one aspect or side of a subject or problem; one of the cut surfaces of a gem
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S;elment,factor
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fidelity
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the state of being faithful;accuracy in details,exactness
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S:loyalty,faithfulness
A:disloyalty,inexactness |
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fray
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a brawl, a noisy quarrel;to wear away by rubbing;make ragged or worn;to strain, irritate
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S:unravel
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headstrong
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willful,stubborn
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S:unruly
A:obedient |
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ravenous
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greedy;very hungry eager for satisfaction
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S:starved,wolfish
A:well-fed,satisfed |
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refute
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to prove incorrect
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S:disaprove
A:prove,supprt |
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remorse
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deep and painful regret for one's past misdeeds;pangs of conscience
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S:gulit
A:gulitiness |
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setback
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something that interfers with prgress; a disappointment,unexpected loss or defeat;a steplike recession in a wall
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S:failure
A:progress |
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smug
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overly self-satifisfied,self-righteus
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synopsis
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a breif statement giving a general view o some subject,book,etc.; a summary
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S:outline
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tarry
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to delay leaving;linger, wait; to remain or stay for a while
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S:dawldle
A:rush |
