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25 Cards in this Set
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Intrepidity
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(fearless) The intredpidity of the knight showed when he fought the dragon
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Diminutive
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(small) The diminutive ant was stepped on by the boy
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Dissapprohbation
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(disapproval) The parents expressed dissapprohbation when they found out the party had no supervision
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Soporiferous
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(bringing sleep) The sopiferous class was so boring I wanted to fall asleep
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Prodigious
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(extraordinary in size) The prodigious amount of homework over the weeked caused me much stress
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Expedient
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(fit for the purpose) I found an expedient way to study and that was to use flashcards
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Impertinence
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(inappropriate playfulness) The impertinence of the comment during class angered the teacher because it was off topic
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Conjectured
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(a guess) Sarah conjectured about why her friend was so upset
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Impudence
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(lack of modesty) His impudence showed when he killed the dog
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Contrivance
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(plan or scheme) The boy came up with a contrivance to get out of doing his homework
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Recompensed
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(to repay) The boy recompensed the girl with flowers after their fight
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Concupiscence
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(lust) Susie's concupiscence toward Joe led to her boyfriend breaking up with her
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Enmity
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(hatred) His enmity toward the squirrel led to him throwing a stick at it
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Precipitancy
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(undue hastiness or suddeness) The precipitancy of his decision to quit his job, left him unemployed for a long time
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Expostulations
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(an earnest and kind protest) The teenager's expostulations didn't work because her parents still wouldn't let her go on the date
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Insatiable
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(not capable of being satisfied) The man's insatiable desire for wealth led to him having an unhappy life
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Docility
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(easily managed) The nerd's docility caused all the bullies to pick on him
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Rudiments
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(basics) You must know the rudiments of football to understand the game
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Envoy
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(a diplomatic agent) The envoy was sent to England to discuss the war in Iraq
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Encomiums
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(praise) Jane received encominums from her parents on her straight-A report card
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Magnanimous
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(noble) His magnanimous character was proved when he helped out at the soup kitchen
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Clemency
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(an act showing leniency) His clemency of cleaning the house led to his mom lowering his punishment
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Morose
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(gloomily) Corey's morose attitude in Pre-Cal put her in a bad mood
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Prostrate
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(to lay flat on the ground) The girl assumed a prostrate position after her long run
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Prudent
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(wise) The old, prudent man helped out his son with his relationship problems
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