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20 Cards in this Set
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adroit
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(adj.) skillful
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amicable
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(adj.) opposed, unwilling
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belligerent
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(adj.) given to fighting, aggressive
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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.) a wry face, facial distortion
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holocaust
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(n.) a large scale destruction, a vast slaughter
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impervious
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(adj.) not affected or hurt by
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impetus
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(n.) a moving force, impulse
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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.) homesickness
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quintessence
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(n.) the purest essence or form of something
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retrogress
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(v.) to move backward, to return
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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
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averse
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(adj.) opposed, unwilling
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