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37 Cards in this Set
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abstract
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adj
theoretical, not concrete |
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acquiescent
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adj
reluctantly agreeable, compliable |
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affable
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adj
friendly ,easy going |
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assail
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verb
to attack with words or force |
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benediction
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noun
good wishes, good blessing |
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beguile
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verb
to cheat or decieve using charm, to amuse |
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bolster
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verb
to support and reinforce |
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benign
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adj
kind, gently, mild hearted |
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belligerent
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adj
having a tendency to quarrel or fight |
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capitulate
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verb
to surrender or to yield |
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castigate
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verb
to scold or punish objurgate, berate, chastise, reprimand, disparage |
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capricious
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adj
unpredictable, quick to change one's mind |
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cacophony
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noun
harshness of sound, a collection of sounds that don't blend well "caco"- bad "phony" -sound |
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choler
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noun
anger |
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discerning
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adj
insightful, perceptive |
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despot
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noun
tyrant |
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doleful
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adj
extremely sad |
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desultory
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adj
lacking a plan, aimless |
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destitute
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adj
lacking possesions, poor |
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emulate
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verb
to imitate |
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esoteric
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adj
known to , or understood by, a limited group of people |
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extemporaneous
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adj
done without planning, improvised |
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enmity
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noun
mutual hatred |
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fastidious
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adj
difficult to please |
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flagrant
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adj
openly and obviously evil |
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fledgling
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noun
a beginner |
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foresight
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noun
the ability to see ahead, to anticipate, to predict |
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furtive
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adj
secretive, sneaky |
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garrulous
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adj
very talkative, loquacious |
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gullible
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adj
easily decieved |
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glutton
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noun
someone with great endurance; someone who eats a lot of foofd and drink |
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girth
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noun
the measured distance around an object (circumference) |
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hackeneyed
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adj
not original, trite |
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heinous
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adj
shockingly evil |
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homage
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noun
respect paid to someone or something, tribute, honor |
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heresy
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noun
an opinion if pressed in defiance of generally accepted views |
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hyperbole
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noun
extreme exaggeration |
