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20 Cards in this Set
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adroit
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dkillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind
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amicable
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peaceable, friendly
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averse
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having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling
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belligerent
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given to fighting, warlike
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benevolent
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kindly chairitable
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cursory
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hasty, not thorough
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duplicity
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treachery, deceitfulness
chicanery |
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extol
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to praise extravagantly
criticize, belittle, disparage |
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feasible
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possible, able to be done
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grimace
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a wry face, facial distortion
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holocause
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a large scale destruction, usually by fire
deluge, inundation |
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impervious
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not affected or hurt by, admitting no entrance
porous, permeable, vulnerable |
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impetus
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a moving force, impulse, stimulus
curb, hindrance, impediment, constraint |
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jeopardy
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danger
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meticulous
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extremely careful; particular about details
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nostalgia
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a longing for something past, homeickness
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quintessence
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the purest essence or form of something, most typical example
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retrogress
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to move backward; to return to an earlier condition
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scrutinize
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to examine closely
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tepid
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lukewarn, unenthusiastic, doesnt care
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