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76 Cards in this Set
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abject
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Brought low in condition or status.
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abstract
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Considered apart from concrete existence.
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acrimonious
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Bitter and sharp in language or tone.
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acumen
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Quickness, accuracy, and keenness of judgment or insight.
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aesthetic
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Of or concerning the appreciation of beauty or good taste.
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affinity
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A natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship.
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affluence
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A plentiful supply of material goods; wealth.
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alacrity
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Cheerful willingness; eagerness.
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analogous
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Similar or alike in such a way as to permit the drawing of an analogy.
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apathy
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Lack of interest, concern, or emotion.
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arbitrary
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Determined by chance, whim, or impulse.
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benevolent
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Characterized by or suggestive of doing good.
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candid
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frank; outspoken; open and sincere.
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capricious
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fanciful or witty.
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clairvoyant
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claiming to have the power of seeing objects or actions beyond the range of natural vision.
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chicanery
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Deception by trickery.
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cognizant
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Fully informed; conscious.
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complacent
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Self-satisfied.
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compulsory
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Obligatory; required.
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conciliatory
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To regain or try to regain (friendship or goodwill) by pleasant behavior.
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conjecture
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Inference or judgment based on inconclusive or incomplete evidence.
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conspicuous
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Easy to notice; obvious.
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deleterious
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Having a harmful effect; injurious.
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destitute
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Utterly lacking.
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deviate
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To turn aside from a course or way.
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devious
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Not straightforward.
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diligent
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Marked by persevering.
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discernible
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Perceptible, as by the faculty of vision or the intellect.
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disdain
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To regard or treat with haughty contempt; despise.
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disparage
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To speak of in a slighting or disrespectful way; belittle.
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disseminate
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To scatter widely, as in sowing seed.
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diverse
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Differing one from another.
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dogmatic
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Arrogant.
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eccentric
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Departing from a recognized norm or pattern.
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emulate
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To strive to equal or excel, especially through imitation.
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enigma
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One that is puzzling, ambiguous, or inexplicable.
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epiphany
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A Christian feast. Realization.
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erudite
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characterized by great knowledge; learned or scholarly.
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expedite
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To speed up the progress of; accelerate.
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exonerate
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To free from blame, responsibility.
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extricate
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To release from an entanglement or difficulty.
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facetious
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layfully jocular; humorous.
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fallacious
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Tending to mislead; deceptive.
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fortuitous
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Happening by accident or chance.
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futile
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Having no useful result.
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gratuitous
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Unearned.
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hackneyed
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Overfamiliar through overuse.
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homogeneous
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Of the same or similar nature or kind.
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impeccable
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Having no flaws; perfect.
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impervious
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Incapable of being affected.
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extricate
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To release from an entanglement or difficulty.
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facetious
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layfully jocular; humorous.
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fallacious
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Tending to mislead; deceptive.
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fortuitous
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Happening by accident or chance.
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futile
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Having no useful result.
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gratuitous
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Unearned.
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hackneyed
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Overfamiliar through overuse.
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homogeneous
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Of the same or similar nature or kind.
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impeccable
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Having no flaws; perfect.
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impervious
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Incapable of being affected.
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impetuous
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characterized by sudden and forceful energy or emotion.
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incessant
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Continuing without interruption.
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incorrigible
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Incapable of being corrected or reformed.
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indifferent
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aving no particular interest or concern.
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indolent
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habitually lazy.
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incognito
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One whose identity is disguised or concealed.
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inevitable
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Impossible to avoid or prevent.
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innocuous
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Harmless.
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inquisitive
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Inclined to investigate; eager for knowledge.
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insatiable
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Impossible to satisfy.
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insidious
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Working or spreading harmfully in a subtle or stealthy manner.
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integrity
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honesty.
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jocular
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joking.
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judicious
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characterized by good or discriminating judgment.
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kindle
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To set fire to; ignite.
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kinetic
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Of, relating to, or produced by motion.
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