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20 Cards in this Set
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foible
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weakness, flaw, shortcoming in character
SYNONYMS: oddity, weak point, quirk, shortcoming, fault defect |
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lacerate
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to rip, maul, tear, mutilate
SYNONYMS: claw, gash, harm, maim |
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harangue
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mean, nasty, angry speech
SYNONYMS: sermon, chewing out, hassle, adress |
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exact
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to demand of/from
SYNONYMS: assess, call, challenge, claim |
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abash
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to embarrass
SYNONYMS: discomfort, rattle, mortify, humiliate, irk |
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tact
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skill in dealing with people in difficult situations
SYNONYMS: care, common sense, understanding, smoothness, diplomacy |
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uncouth
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crude; unrefined; awkward
SYNONYMS: barbaric, crass, crude, clownish, impolite |
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fetish
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an abnormally obsessive attachment; a fixation
SYNONYMS: bias, craze, mania, prejudice |
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phobia
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a persistent illogical fear
SYNONYMS: anxiety, dislike, irrationality, horror, hang-up |
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masticate
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to chew
SYNONYMS: chomp, crush, crunch, grind, knead |
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laconic
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not saying much; brief or concise
SYNONYMS: compact, brief, short and sweet, brusque |
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malevolent
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wishing evil
SYNONYMS: bad natured, hostile, lousy, spiteful, wicked, murderous |
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meander
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to wander around aimlessly
SYNONYMS: snake, stray, stroll, gallivant, roam, range |
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apex
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tip; peak; summit
SYNONYMS: climax, crest, crown, most, roof, point, tip |
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nadir
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absolute lowest point
SYNONYMS: base, bottom, floor, rock bottom, record low |
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disseminate
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to dispense objects; to distribute
SYNONYMS: diffuse, disperse, publish, broadcast |
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emaciated
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to be thin or weak
SYNONYMS: anorexic, bony, famished, wasted, skinny, starved |
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puissant
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powerful; mighty
SYNONYMS: strong, active, athletic, big, firm, fixed, stable, steady, stout, capable, durable |
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citadel
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a fortress over looking a city
SYNONYMS: castle, fortress, manor |
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atrophy
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to wither away
SYNONYMS: decline, downfall, |
