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