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20 Cards in this Set
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altruistic
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adj. selfless
selfish, self-centered |
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assent
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v. concur, consent, accede
disagree, differ, dissent n. agreement |
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benefactor
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n. patron, humanitarian
misanthrope, malefactor |
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chivalrous
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adj. gallant, civil, valiant
crude, uncouth, churlish, loutish |
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clemency
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n. leniency, forbearance, gentleness
harshness, severity, cruelty, inflexibility |
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dearth
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n. insufficiency, want, paucity
surplus, oversupply, glut, abundance |
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diffident
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adj. timid, bashful, unassertive, withdrawn
bold, brash, audacious, self-confident, jaunty |
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discrepancy
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n. disagreement, divergence, inconsistency
agreement, convergence, consistency |
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embark
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v. commence, launch, begin, board
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facile
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adj. effortless, assured, poised, specious
labored, awkward, halting |
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indomitable
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adj. unbeatable, invincible, unyielding
surrending, submissive, yielding |
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infallible
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adj. unerring, certain
imperfect |
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plod
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v. lumber, trudge
scamper, skip, prance |
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pungent
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adj. sharp, spicy, piquant, caustic, racy
bland, unappetizing, colorless, insipid |
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remiss
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adj. negligent, lax, slack
scrupulous, dutiful, punctilious |
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repose
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v. sleep
n. tranquility, respite exertion, wakefulness, tumit, bustle, ado |
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temerity
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n. recklessness, foolhardiness, effrontery
timidity, fearfulness, diffidence, humility |
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truculent
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adj. brutal, savage, belligerent, vitriolic
gentle, mild, meek, unthreatening |
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unfeigned
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adj. genuine, heartfelt
insincere, simulated, phony |
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virulent
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adj. venomous, noxious, baneful, hateful
innocuous, harmless, benign |
