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20 Cards in this Set
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ANDRIOT
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ADJ
SKILLFUL, AND EXPERT IN THE USE OF THE HANDS OR MIND S:clever, slick,deft,dexterous A: clumsy, inept, all thumbs |
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AMICABLE
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ADJ
PEACEFUL, FRIENDLY S: CONGENIAL, NEIGHBORLY CORDIAL A: hostile, antagnostic |
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AVERSE
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ADJ
HAVING A DEEP-SEEDED DISTASTE;OPPOSED,UNWILLING S:disinclined, loath A: favorable,disposed,eager,keen |
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BELLIGERENT
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ADJ
GIVEN TO FIGHTING,WARLIKE,COMBATIVE,AGGRESSIVE S: assertive,truculent,pugnacious A: peaceful,placid,comciliatroy |
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BENEVOLENT
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ADJ
KINDLY, CHARITABLE S: benign, well-meaning A: malicious,spiteful,malevolent |
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CURSORY
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ADJ
HASTY, NOT THROUGH S: quick, superficial,perfunctory A: through,painstaking,careful |
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DUPLICITY
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NOUN
TREACHERY, DECEITFULNESS S: fraud, double-dealing, chicanery |
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FEASIBLE
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ADJ
POSSIBLE, ABLE TO BE DONE S: workable,practicable, viable A: unworkable,impractical |
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GRIMACE
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NOUN
A WRY FACE, FACIAL DISTORTION S: pained expression, facial contortion A: smile, grin |
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HOLOCAUST
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NOUN
A LARGE SCAL DESTRUCTION ESPECIALLY BY FIRE; a vast slaughter S: conflageration, devastation, annihilation A: deluge, inundation |
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IMPERVIOUS
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ADJ
NOT AFFECTED OR HURT BY; ADMITTING OF NO PASSAGE OR ENTRANCE S: impenetrable,resistant, proof against A; porous,permeable,vunerable |
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IMPETUS
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NOUN
A MOVING FORCE, IMPULSE,STIMULUS S: impulse, incentive, spur A: curb, hindrance, impediment, constraint |
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JEOPARDY
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NOUN
DANGER S: risk, hazard, peril A: safety, security |
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METICULOUS
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ADJ
EXTREMELY CAREFUL, PARTICULAR ABOUT DETAILS S: fastidious,painstaking,fussy A: careless, negligent,sloppy |
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NOSTALGIA
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NOUN
A LONGING FOR SOMETHING PAST; HOMESICKNESS |
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QUINTESSENCE
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NOUN
THE PUREST ESSENCE OR FORM OF SOMETHING; THE MOST TYPICAL EXAMPLE S: paragon, exemplar |
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RETROGRESS
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TO MOVE BACKWARD;TO RETURN TO AN EARLIER CONDITION S: revert,degenerate, decline A; advance, evolve,progress |
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SCRUTINIZE
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VERB
TO EXAMINE CLOSELY S: inspect, pore over A: skim, scan, glance at |
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TEPID
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ADJ
LUKEWARM; UNENTHUSIASTIC, MARKED BY AN ABSENCE OF INTEREST S: insipid, halfhearted, wishy-washy A: heated, excited, enthusiastic |
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EXTOL
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VERB
TO PRAISE EXTRAVAGANTLY S: glorify,applaud,acclaim,hail A: criticize, belittle, desparge |
