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140 Cards in this Set
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adherent |
supporter |
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abstruse |
difficult to understand |
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adverse |
hostile |
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affable |
easily approachable |
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affinity |
similarity |
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affirmation |
confirmation |
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aggressor |
attacker |
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anomosity |
active enmity |
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arbitrary |
unreasonable |
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arbitrate |
act as judge |
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ardor |
passion |
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arid |
dry |
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articulate |
effective |
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ascendancy |
controlling influence |
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ascetic |
praticing self-denial |
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assessment |
judgement |
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astute |
wise |
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attentive |
thoughtful |
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audacious |
bold |
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austerity |
strict economy |
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authoritarian |
favoring or exercising total control |
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banal |
commonplace |
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belie |
contradict |
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belittle |
mock |
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bequeath |
hand down |
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biased |
prejudiced |
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bland |
dull |
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braggart |
boastful person |
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brawn |
muscular strength |
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brevity |
briefness |
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cacophonous |
discordant |
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causal |
implying a cause-and-effect relationship |
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censorious |
critical |
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censure |
blame |
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certitude |
certainty |
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clemency |
disposition to be lenient |
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concede |
admit |
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conciliatory |
reconciling |
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conclusive |
decisive |
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conformity |
agreement |
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conscientous |
careful |
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consistency |
absence of contradictions |
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consolidation |
combination |
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contemporary |
person belonging to the same period |
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contend |
struggle |
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contentious |
quarrelsome |
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converge |
approach |
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cordial |
gracious |
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credulity |
belief on slight evidence |
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crescendo |
climax |
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cursory |
quick |
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dawdle |
waste time |
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debilitate |
weaken |
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derence |
courteous regard for another's wish |
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delineate |
consider |
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deplore |
regret strongly |
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depravity |
corruption |
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deprecate |
protest against |
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desecrate |
violate the sanctify of |
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deterrent |
something that discourages |
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detrimental |
harmful |
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devious |
not straightforward |
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didactic |
teaching |
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dilute |
making less concentrated |
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diminution |
lessening |
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discursive |
digressing |
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disinclination |
unwillingness |
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disinterested |
unprejudiced |
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dismiss |
reject |
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disparate |
unrelated |
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disparity |
difference |
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disputatious |
fond of arguing |
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disseminate |
spread |
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dissent |
disagree |
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dissipate |
waste |
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dissonance |
dissonance |
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dissuade |
advise against |
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divergent |
differing |
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diversion |
pastime |
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document |
provide written evidence |
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dormant |
sleeping |
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duplicity |
hypocrisy |
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dutiful |
obedient |
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ebb |
lessen |
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eclipse |
surpass |
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effervescent |
exuberant |
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egotistical |
self-centered |
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eloquence |
persuasive speech |
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elusive |
hard to grasp |
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emulate |
rival |
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enmity |
hatred |
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enumerate |
list |
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epic |
long heroic poem |
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epicure |
connoisseur of food and drink |
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equivocal |
ambiguous |
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erratic |
odd |
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erroneous |
mistaken |
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esoteric |
hard to understand |
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esteem |
respect |
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ethreal |
light |
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eulogy |
expression of praise |
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euphemism |
mild expression used in place of an unpleasant one |
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euphonious |
pleasing in sound |
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exacerbate |
worsen |
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exalt |
praise |
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execute |
carry out |
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exemplary |
serving as a model |
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exemplify |
serve as an example of |
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exhaustive |
thorough |
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exhume |
dig out of the ground |
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exonerate |
acquit |
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expedient |
practical |
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expedite |
hasten |
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explicit |
totally clear |
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exploit |
action |
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exploit |
make use of |
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expository |
explanatory |
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extant |
still in existence |
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extol |
praise |
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extraneous |
not essential |
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extricate |
free |
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facile |
easily accomplished |
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facilitate |
make less difficult |
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fallacious |
false |
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fanactism |
extreme devotion to a cause |
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feasible |
pratical |
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fervor |
intensity of feeling |
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figurative |
not literal, but metaphorical |
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fluctuate |
shift |
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foresight |
ability to foresee future happenings |
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forestall |
prevent by taking action in advance |
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fortuitous |
accidental |
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foster |
encourage |
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flounder |
fail completely |
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flounder |
person who establishes (an organization, business) |
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frail |
weak |
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frivolous |
lacking in seriousness |
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frugality |
economy |
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galvanize |
stimulate by shock |
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garbled |
mixed up |
