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22 Cards in this Set
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Alacrity |
brisk and cheerful readiness. |
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Countenance |
a person's face or facial expression |
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Encumbrance |
a burden or impediment
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Evanescent |
Quickly fading or diapering.
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Exhort
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Strongly encourage or urge someone to do something |
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Indefatigable |
persisting tirelessly |
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Florid
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having a red or flushed complexion |
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Indolent |
Wanting to avoid activity or exertion; lazy |
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Obstinacy |
Stubbornness |
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Obtuseness |
Not all that smart. |
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Ponderous |
Slow clumsy because of great weight. |
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Rebuke |
express sharp disapproval or criticism of (someone) because of their behavior or actions. |
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Sagaciously |
1)having or showing acute mental understanding and keen practical sense; shrewd |
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Tempestuous |
1)Characterized by strong and turbulent or conflicting emotion. |
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Tenacity |
The quality or fact of being very determined. |
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Torpid |
Mentally or physically inactive |
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Tremulous |
shaking or quivering slightly/nervous |
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Tumult |
A loud, confused noise, especially one caused by a large mass of people. |
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Unction |
1) The action of anointing someone with oil or ointment as a religious rite or as a symbol of investiture as a monarch. |
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Veneration |
Great respect; reverence. |
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Vicissitude |
A change of circumstances or fortune, typically one that is unwelcome or unpleasant. |
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Propensity |
an inclination or natural tendency to behave in a particular way. |
