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49 Cards in this Set
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Colossal |
Huge; Enormous; gigantic |
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Commodious |
Spacious and Comfortable |
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Gamut |
entire range of anything from one extreme to another |
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Infinite |
without ends or limits; boundless; endless |
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Infinitesimal |
so small as to be almost nothing; immeasurably small |
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Inflate |
swell with air or gas; expand |
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inordinate |
much too great; excessive |
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iota |
very small quantity |
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magnitude |
size,greatness; largeness |
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picayune |
concerned with trifling matters; petty. |
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pittance |
small amount; meager wage or allowance |
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puny |
slight or inferior in size, power, or importance; weak |
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superabundance |
great abundance; surplus |
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bulwark |
wall-like defensive structure; rampart |
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citadel |
fortress; stronghold |
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cogent |
forcible; compelling; powerful |
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dynamic |
forceful; energetic; active |
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formidable |
exciting fear by reason of strength, size, difficulty |
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forte |
strong point; that which one does with excellence |
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impregnable |
incapable of being taken by assault; unconquerable |
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invigorate |
give vigor to; fill with life and energy; animate |
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robust |
strong and healthy; vigorous; sturdy |
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tenacious |
Holding fast or tending to hold fast; not yielding; stubborn |
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vehement |
showing strong feeling; forceful; violent |
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vigor |
active strength or force; energy |
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Default |
failure to do something required, negligence |
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heedless |
not taking heed; careless; inattentive |
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ignore |
refuse to take notice of |
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inadvertent |
thoughtless, careless, heedless (not used to describe people) |
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neglect |
give little or no attention to |
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remiss |
negligent; careless; lax |
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slovenly |
negligent of neatness or order in one's dress, habits, work..etc. |
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Discreet |
showing good judgement in speech and action |
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Heed |
take notice of; give careful attention to |
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meticulous |
extremely or excessively careful about small details |
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scrupulous |
having painstaking regard for what is right; conscientious; strict |
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scrutinize |
examine closely; inspect |
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solicitude |
anxious or excessive care; concern; anxiety |
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vigilance |
alert watchfulness to discover and avoid danger |
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wary |
on one's guard against danger, deception, etc |
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debilitate |
impair the strength of |
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decadent |
marked by decay or decline, falling off |
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decrepit |
broken down or weakened by old age or use |
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dilapidated |
falling to pieces; decayed; partly ruined or decayed through neglect |
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enervate |
lesson the vigor or strength of ; weaken |
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flimsy |
lacking strength or solidity; frail |
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frail |
not very strong; weak; fragile |
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incapacitate |
render incapable or unfit; disable |
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infirmity |
weakness; feebleness; frailty |