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45 Cards in this Set
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implausible
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adjective
not having the appearance of truth or credibility |
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extricate
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verb
to free or to distangle from a difficulty |
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amble
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verb
to walk in a leisurely way |
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ephemeral
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adjective
lasting only one day; short-lived |
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inquisitive
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adjective
giving to examination or curious or inquiring |
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atonement
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noun
amends or reperations for an injury or wrong doing |
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vehement
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adjective
acting or moving with great force |
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elucidate
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verb
to make something clear |
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nebulus
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adjective
unclear or vague |
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obstreperous
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adjective
noisely or stubbornly defiant |
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rectitude
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noun
moral integrity |
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empathy
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noun
the act of understanding and sharing thee feelings of others |
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succinct
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adjective
briefly and clearly expressed |
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benevolence
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noun
charitable nature |
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emanate
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verb
to radiate or to exude |
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assuage
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verb
to lessen or to calm |
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peripatetic
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adjective
frequently wandering from place to place |
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contentious
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adjective
exhibiting often perverse and worrisome tendency to quarrles and disputes |
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ecclesiastical
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adjective
of or relating to a church |
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mollified
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verb
to bring back to calm and friendly feelings |
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poignantly
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adverb
in a profoundly manner |
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malevolent
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adjective
having or showing intense often vicious ill-will towards others |
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ebullient
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adjective
enthusiastic |
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requite
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verb
to make return for |
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illicite
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adjective
not sanctioned by custom or law |
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futilely
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adverb
pointless |
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prosaic
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adjective
dull; unimaginative; ordinary |
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indolently
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adverb
disinclined to exert oneself; lazy |
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scrutiny
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noun
examination |
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frivolous
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adjective
silly |
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mendicancy
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adjective
of or a characteristic of a beggar |
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pathogens
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noun
agent the causes diseases |
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lament
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verb
to express grief; deep regret |
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disillusion
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verb
to free from false beleif; to dishearten |
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iediosyncrasy
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noun
an individual characteristic or quality |
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ignominiously
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adverb
marked with or characterized by disgrace or shame |
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fallacy
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noun
an error in reasoning |
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scruple
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noun
uneasy feeling arising from ones principles |
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pernicious
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adjective
deadly; harmful |
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euphoric
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adjective
very happy indeed |
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lethargic
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adjective
lacking liveliness |
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platitude
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noun
a flat or insignificant remark; the quality of being dull |
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enmity
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noun
deep seeded often neutral hatred |
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nettle
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verb
to annoy |
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tumultuous
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adjective
greatly aggitated or wild and noisy SYN: chaotic |
