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20 Cards in this Set
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adroit
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adj. skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind
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amicable
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adj. peaceful friendly
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averse
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adj. having a deep-seated distaste;opposed, unwilling
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belligerent
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adj. given to fighting, warlike; combative (n.) one at war, engaged in war
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benevolent
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adj. kind, 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; v. to make a wry face
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holocaust
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n. a large-scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering
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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, impulse, stimulus
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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; to 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, marked by an absence of interest
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