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48 Cards in this Set
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Twaddle |
Nonsense, rubbish |
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Natter |
To nag about , to talk without purpose |
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Arcane |
Understand only by few |
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Infantilize |
To treat like a child |
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Wistful |
Sad and thoughtful |
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Contemptuous |
Expressing disdain |
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Connundrum |
Difficult que or riddle , enigma |
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Nostalgia |
A longing for home or familiar surroundings; homesickness. |
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Corrugated |
Wrinkle |
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Tainted |
Corrupted |
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Pessimistic |
A general feeling bad things will happen |
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Browbeat |
To bully in a bossy way |
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Bandied |
To use or pass |
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Espouse |
To support, accept , or to get married |
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Litigant |
To involved in law suit |
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Competencies |
Having sufficient skill |
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Incessant |
Without pause or stop |
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Contentious |
Controversy |
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Contend |
To argue |
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Ponderous |
Heavy, massive |
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Lamentation |
Mourning |
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Slain |
Murder, death |
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Plausible |
Acceptable |
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Optimism |
Tendency to expect best |
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Inscrutable |
Difficult |
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Chauvinism |
Devotion to one own group |
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Conjecture |
A guess |
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Solemn |
Deeply serious |
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Drudgery |
Exhausting work |
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Tedious |
Boring , time consuming |
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Conscientious |
Thoroughly, carefully |
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Scruples |
Very small quantity |
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Renegade |
Rebel |
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Foreboding |
An evil omen |
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Philistinism |
A materialistic attitude |
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Purport |
Convey |
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Snare |
Trap |
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Chagrin |
Distress of mind caused by a failure of aims or plans |
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Eloquent |
Fluently persuasive |
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Articulate |
Clear and effective |
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Dainty |
Esteemed and honoured |
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Subtle |
Hard |
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Beget |
To cause, to produce |
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Didactic |
intended to teach |
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Fables |
A fictitious narrative intended to enforce some useful truth |
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Ordeals |
Painful experience |
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Humdrum |
Un exciting , boring, monotonous |
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Polemic |
Argument, controversy |
