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38 Cards in this Set
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Dispel |
To drive away; to scatter |
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Amalgam |
A mixture; a blend; a combination of different elements |
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Viable, Feasible |
Capable of being accomplished; possible |
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Anguish |
Agonizing physical or mental pain; torment |
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Intemperate |
Lacking restraint; excessive |
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Temperate |
Exercising moderation and restraint |
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Superficial |
Shallow; Lacking in depth; concerned with surface appearances |
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Super; Supra |
Over; Above; Greater in quality |
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Supercilious |
Overbearing; proud; haughty |
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Superlative |
The best |
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Supernatural |
Above and beyond all nature |
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Supersede |
To take place of |
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Laud; Extol; Tout; Acclaim |
To praise; Applaud |
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Dismissive |
Showing indifference or disregard |
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Mitt/Miss |
to send |
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emit |
to send out |
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submit |
to send under; yield; resign; surrender |
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transmit |
to send across; communicate |
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remit |
to send back; pay money; diminish in intensity |
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omit |
to send by; pass by; neglect |
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admit |
to send to; confess |
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commit |
to send together |
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permit |
to send through; allow |
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dismiss |
to send away |
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remiss |
negligent; lax; careless |
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Remittance |
payment to pay a bill |
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mission |
a duty one is sent to perform |
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missile |
something sent through the air |
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Missive |
a note send by messenger |
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emissary |
a messenger sent on a mission |
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Disparage |
To speak of in a slighting or disrespectful way; belittle |
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Pompous |
Filled with excessive self-importance |
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Cryptic
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Having a hidden ambiguous meaning; mysterious |
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Subtle |
Difficult to detect; faint; mysterious |
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Disparity |
An inequality; a gap; an imbalance |
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Curtail |
To cut short or reduce |
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Innocuous |
Harmless |
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Diatribe; Tirade; Harangue |
A bitter abusive denunication |
