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20 Cards in this Set
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Adroit
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Skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind
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Amicable
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Peaceable, friendly
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Averse
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Having a deep-seated distaste, opposed, unwilling
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Belligerent
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Given to fighting, warlike; cobative; aggresive
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Benevolent
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Kindly, charitable
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Cursory
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Hasty, not thorough
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Duplicity
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Treachery, deceitfullness
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Extol
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To praise extravagantly
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Feasible
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Possible, able to be done
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Grimade
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A wry face, facial distortion; to make a wry face
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Holocaust
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A large-scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering
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Impervious
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Not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance
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Impetus
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A moving force, impulse, stimulus
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Jeopardy
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Danger
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Meticulous
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Extremely careful; particular about details
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Nostalgia
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Longing for something past; homesickeness
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Quintessence
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The purest essence or form of something; the most typical example
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Retrogress
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To move backward; to return to an earlier condition
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Scrutinize
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To examine closely
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Tepid
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Lukewarm,; unenthusiastic, marked by an absense of interest
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