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20 Cards in this Set
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adroit
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adj.
skillful- expert in use of hands/mind |
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amicable
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adj.
peaceable, friendly |
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averse
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adj.
having a deep distaste of opposed, unwilling |
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belligerent
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n. / adj.
warlike, aggressive one at/engaged in a war |
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benevolent
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adj
kindly, charitable |
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cursory
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adj.
hasty, not thorough |
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duplicity
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n.
treachery, deceitfulness |
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extol
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v.
to praise extravagantly |
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feasible
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adj.
possible, able to be done |
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grimace
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n. / verb
a wry face to make a wry face |
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holocaust
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n.
large scale destruction- fire |
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impervious
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adj.
not affected or hurt by admitting of no passage or entrance |
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impetus
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n.
a moving force, stimulus, incentive |
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jeopardy
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n.
danger |
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meticulous
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adj.
extremely careful, particular about details |
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nostalgia
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n.
a longing for something past, homesickness |
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quintessence
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n.
the purest essence or form of something, the most typical example |
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retrogress
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v.
to move backward, return to an earlier condition |
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scrutinize
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v.
to examine closely |
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tepid
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adj.
lukewarm, unenthusiastic |
