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50 Cards in this Set
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truculent (adj)
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- harsh, cruel
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malady (n)
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- an unwholesome or disordered condition
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ferret (v)
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- to find and bring to light by searching
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soporific (adj)
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- tending to dull awareness or alertness
- marked by sleepiness or lethargy |
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salient (adj)
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- prominent, of notable significance
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salubrious (adj)
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- favorable to or promoting health or well-being
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sardonic (adj)
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- derisively mocking
- sarcastic |
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lugubrious (adj)
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- exaggeratedly mournful
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harangue (n)
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- ranting speech or writing
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sonorous (adj)
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- full or loud in sound
- imposing or impressive in effect or style |
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culpable (n)
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- blameworthy
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charlatan (n)
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- fraud,faker
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inextricable (adj)
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- incapable of being disentragled or untied
- incapable of being solved |
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behest (n)
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- command, urgent prompting
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brazen (adj) |
brash, audacious, impudent |
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chagrin (noun) |
displeasure, irritation, embarassment |
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delude (verb) |
cheat, mislead |
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disdain, disdained (noun) |
a feeling of derision, scorn or hatred |
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endow, endowed (verb) |
to provide, equip, supply |
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enigma, enigmatic (n, adj.) |
a puzzle, juxtaposition, person or situation difficult to figure out |
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lassitude (adj) |
weariness, indifference, languor |
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propitious (noun) |
promising, auspicious |
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subvert (verb) |
to challenge, undermine, sabotage |
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tenacious (adj.) |
persistent to get what one wants |
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thwart (verb) |
to defeat, circumvent, stop from happening |
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trepidation (noun) |
a feeling of apprehension, fear |
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volatile (adj) |
mercurial, fickle, ready to explode |
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gregarious (adj) |
boisterous, outgoing, friendly |
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inopportune (adj.) |
unfortunate, ill-timed |
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affable, affability (noun) |
friendliness, joviality |
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haughty (adj.) |
arrogant, conceited |
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innate (adj.) |
instinctive, inherent, natural |
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resolute (adj.) |
determined, confident to see something though to the end |
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destitute (adj.) |
penniless, poor |
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anathema (noun) |
object of loathing, abomination, desire to keep away or exclude |
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incredulity (noun) |
disbelief |
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insipid (adj.) |
dull, boring, flavorless |
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beguile (verb) |
to trick, charm, enchant |
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imperious (adj) |
commanding, dominant |
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nonchalant (adj), nonchalantly (adv.) |
to act cooly, without concern or awareness of others |
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quell (verb) |
to put to rest, to suppress |
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assuage (verb) |
to lessen the intensity of something that pains or hurts |
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traverse (verb) |
to go or travel across or over something |
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impetuous (adj) |
marked by impulsive behavior without thinking or evaluating both sides to a choice |
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augment (verb) |
to make greater, more numerous, larger or more intense |
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ascetic (adj) |
strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline |
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industrious (adj) |
constantly, regularly or habitually active or occupied |
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acumen (noun) |
keenness of perception or discrimination, especially in practical matters |
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talisman (noun) |
an object held to act as a charm to avert evil or bring good fortune |
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impediment (noun) |
something that gets in the way or obstructs, either physically or emotionally |
