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31 Cards in this Set
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Adulation |
excessive devotion to someone; obsession |
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Vindicate |
to clear, as from an accusation; to justify |
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Evanescent |
vanishing, fleeting, fading away |
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Superflous |
being more than is sufficient or required, excessive |
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Prudent |
careful in providing for the future, provident |
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Provocative |
interesting, exciting, sometimes even irritating |
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Impetuous |
characterized by rash action, emotion, etc. |
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Exasperation |
irritation, extreme annoyance |
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Surreptitious |
obtained by stealth; secret or unauthorized, clandestine |
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Impute |
to attribute or ascribe |
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Opulent |
wealthy, rich, affluent |
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Emulate |
to try to equal or excel; imitate |
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Novice |
a person who is new to the circumstances |
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Exemplary |
worthy of imitation; commendable |
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Intuitive |
perceiving by intuition |
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Anecdote |
short story, obscure account of a story |
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Rancorous |
bitter resentment or ill will, hatred, malice |
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Ostentatious |
a pretentious show in an attempt to impress others |
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Converge |
to tend to meet at a certain point or line, to tend to a common result, conclusion, etc. |
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Assiduous |
constant, unremitting, productive |
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Extenuating |
making something appear less serious |
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Resilient |
bouncing back, resistant |
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Mundane |
dull, boring, ordinary |
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Ephmeral |
lasting a very short time, brief |
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Fortuitous |
happening or produced by chance, lucky, accidental |
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Nonchalant |
casual, indifferent, unexcited |
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Tenacious |
persistent, stubborn, obstinate |
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Substantiate |
to establish by proof, competent evidence |
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Precocious |
advanced or mature |
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Frugal |
cheap, not wasteful, thrifty |
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Antiquated |
old fashioned, outdated |
