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20 Cards in this Set
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adroit
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adj. skillfull, clever, deft
clumsy, inept, all thumbs |
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amicable
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adj. peaceable, congenial, neighbors
hostile, antagonistic |
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averse
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adj. disinclined, loath, unwilling
favorably disposed, eager, keen |
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belligerent
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adj. assertive, truculent, pugnacious
adv. peaceful, concilitory, placid |
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benevolent
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adj.
benign, well-meaning malicious, spiteful, malevolent |
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cursory
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adj.
quick, superficial, perfunctory thorough, painstaking, careful |
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duplicity
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n.
fraud, double-dealing, chicanery |
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extol
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v.
glorify, applaud, acclaim, hail criticize, belittle, disparage |
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feasible
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adj.
workable, practicable, viable unworkable, impractical |
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grimace
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n.
pained expression, facial contortion smile, grin (v.) beam |
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holocaust
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n.
conflagration, devastation, annihilation deluge, inundation |
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impervious
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adj.
impenetrable, resistant, proof against porous, permeable, vulnerable |
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impetus
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n.
impulse, incentive, spur |
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jeopardy
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n.
risk, hazard, peril safety, security |
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meticulous
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adj.
fastidious, painstaking, fussy careless, negligent, sloppy |
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nostalgia
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n.
homesickness |
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quintessence
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n.
paragon, exemplar |
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retrogress
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v.
revert, degenerate, decline advance, evolve, progress |
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scrutinize
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v.
inspect, pore over skim, scan, glance at |
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tepid
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adj.
insipid, halfhearted, wishy-washy heated, excited, enthusiastic |
