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20 Cards in this Set
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Adroit |
Adj. Skillful, expert in use of the hands or mind |
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Amicable |
Adj. Peaceable, friendly |
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Averse |
Adj. Having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling |
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Belligerent |
Adj. Given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive; (n.) One at war, one engaged in war |
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Benevolent |
Adj.kindly, charitable |
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Cursory |
Adj. Hasty, not thorough |
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Duplicity |
N. Treachery, deceitfulness |
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Extol |
V. To praise extravagantly |
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Feasible |
Adj. Possible, able to be done |
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Grimace |
N. A wry face, facial distortion; V. To make a wry face |
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Holocaust |
N. A large-scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering |
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Impetus |
N. A moving force, impulse, stimulus |
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Impervious |
Adj.not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance |
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Jeopardy |
N. Danger |
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Meticulous |
Adj. Extremely careful; particular about details |
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Nostalgia |
N. A longing for something psst; homesickness |
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Quintessence |
N. The purest essence or form of something; the most typical example |
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Retrogress |
V. To move backward; to return to an earlier condition |
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Scrutinize |
V. To examine closely |
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Tepid |
Adj. Lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest |
