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31 Cards in this Set
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Conjecture |
opinion or conclusion based on incomplete info |
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Deference |
respect |
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insipid |
lacking flavor; lacking interest |
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Mirth |
amusement, especially as expressed in laughter |
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Contention |
heated disagreement; assertion in an argument |
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Derisive |
expressing contempt or ridicule |
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Laudable |
deserving praise |
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sustenance |
nourishment |
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curosry |
haste; not thorough or detailed |
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impartial |
treating all people equally, fair, and just |
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Amorphous |
without clear shape or form; ill-organized |
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Fluctuate |
rise and fall irregularly |
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reprehensible |
deserving censure, condemnation, or disapproval |
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tangential |
hardly touching a matter; diverging from a previous course |
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contiguous |
sharing a common border; next to each toher |
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metamorphosis |
transformation from one thing to another |
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tactful |
having skill |
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tangible |
perceptible by touch; clear and definite; real |
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effluent |
liquid waste or sewage discharged into river |
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prehensile |
capable of grasping things |
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Immaculate |
perfectly clean; perfect
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Implausible |
not reasonable |
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infallible |
unable to fail |
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unprecedented |
never done before |
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imperturbable |
calm; unable to upset |
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incongruous |
not in harmony with the surroundings (doesn't fit) |
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unobtrusvie |
not attracting attention |
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unpretentious |
modest |
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impervious |
unable to be affected |
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indisciminate |
done without careful judgment |
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index |
alphabetical list; put in said list; indicator of something |
