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21 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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peacable, friendly
synonym: congenial, neighborly, cordial antonym: hostile, antagonistic |
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Averse
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have a deep-seated distaste, opposed, unwilling
sy: dissinclined, opposed, loath an: favorably disposed, eager, keen |
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Belligerent
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given to fighting, war-like, combative, aggressive; one at war, one engaged in war
sy: assertive, truculent, pugnacious an: peaceful, placid, concilatory |
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Benevolent
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kindly, charitable
sy: kindly, benign, well-meaning an: malicious, spiteful, malevolent |
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cursory
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hasty, not thorough
sy: quick, superficial, perfunctory an: thorough, painstaking, careful |
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duplicity
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treachery, deceitfulness
sy: fraud, double-dealing, chicanery an: truthfulness |
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extol
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to praise extravigantly
sy: glorify, applaud, hail an: critize, belittle, disparge |
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feasable
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possible, able to be done
sy: workable, practicable, viable an: unworkable, impractical |
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grimace
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wry face, facial distortion; make a wry face
s: pained expression, facial contortion a: smile, beam, grin |
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holocaust
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large scale destruction, by fire, vast slaughter, burnt offering
s: conflagration, devistation, annihilation a: deluge, inundation |
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impervious
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not affected or hurt by, admitting of no passage or entrance
s:impenetrable,resistant,proof against a: porus, permiable, vulnerable |
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impetus
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a moving force, impulse, stimulus
s: impulus, incentive, stimulus, spur a: curb, hinderance, impediment, constraint |
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jeopardy
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danger
s: risk, hazard, peril a: safety security |
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meticulous
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extremely careful, particular about details
s: careful, fastidiuos, painstaking, fussy a: careless negligent sloppy |
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nostalgia
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longing for the past, homesickness
s: long for the past, homesickness a: not wanting the past |
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quintessence
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purest essence or form, typical example
s: purest essence, paragon, exemplar a: bad example |
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retrogress
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move backward, return to earlier condition
s: revert, degenerate, decline a: advance, evolve, progress |
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jeopardy
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danger
s: risk, hazard, peril a: safety security |
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scrutinize
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examine closely
s: inspect, examine, pore over a: skim, glance, scan |
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tepid
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lukewarm, unenthusiatic, absence of interest
s: lukewarm, insipid, wishy-washy, halfhearted a: heated, enthusiastic, excited |
