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30 Cards in this Set
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duplicity |
intentional deceit in speech or conduct |
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belie |
to falsely represent |
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droll |
amusing in an odd or whimsical way |
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abate |
to lessen in violence or intensity |
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glib |
perform with such ease and skill to appear insincere |
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abhor |
to detest; to hate strongly |
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journeyman |
A fully trained and qualified worker |
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dole |
to distribute; to give out spangly |
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protean |
readily changeable in form, shape, or meaning |
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gamut |
The whole range or extent |
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decorum |
conformity to accepted standards of conduct; proper behavior |
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extrovert |
One who is outgoing; one who is in energized rather than it drained by interactions with others |
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propagate |
to spread or transmit; especially by reproduction |
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effigy |
A crude dummy or image representing a hated person or group |
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austere |
Stern; severe; plain |
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sere |
dry and withered |
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heinous |
hatefully or shockingly evil |
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enhance |
to increase the value or beauty of something |
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unctuous |
exaggeratedly or insincerely polite |
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magnanimous |
Noble; generous and forgiving; free from petty feelings or acts |
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postulate |
to assume or claim is true; especially when arguing |
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contrite |
feeling regret for having committed some wrongdoing |
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collaborate |
to work with another towards a goal |
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impound |
to confine; to retain a legal custody |
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impeccable |
faultless; without sin or blemish |
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inane |
without sense or meaning ; Silly |
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expatriate |
someone who chooses to live outside of, or renounce, his or her native country |
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frowzy |
unkempt |
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evoke |
to summon forth |
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emulate |
to strive to be equal to; to imitate |
