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35 Cards in this Set
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Allocate
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to set apart or designate for a special purpose; to ditribute. SYN:assign, allot, apportion
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Ardent
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very enthusiastic, impassioned. SYN:intense, zealous, fervent, avid
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Assiduous
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persistent, attentive, diligent. SYN:industrious, unremitting, sedulous.
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Brash
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prone to act in a hasty manner; impudent. SYN:rash, impetuous, brazen, impertinent.
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Capricious
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subject to hwims or passing fancies. SYN: impulsive, fickle, unpredictable, mercurial
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Chastise
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to inflict physical punishment as a means of correction; to scold severely. SYN:discipline, censure
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Copious
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abundant; plentiful; wordy; verbose. SYN:ample, profuse, bountiful
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Deviate
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to turn aside; to stray form the norm; one who departs from a norm; deffering from a norm, heterodox, unconventional. SYN:diverge, veer, swerve.
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Emaciated
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unnaturally thin. SYN: gaunt, withered, shriveled.
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Exult
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to rejoice greatly SYN: revel, glory
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Gnarled
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knotted, twisted, lumpy SYN:knotty, misshapen, contorted
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Indemnity
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a payment for damage or loss SYN: compensation, restitution, reparation
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Inkling
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a hint; a vague notion. SYN: clue, intimation, suggestion
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Limpid
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clear, transparent, readlily understood
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Omnipotent
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almighty, having unlimited power or authority
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Allocate
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to set apart or designate for a special purpose; to ditribute. SYN:assign, allot, apportion
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Ardent
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very enthusiastic, impassioned. SYN:intense, zealous, fervent, avid
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Assiduous
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persistent, attentive, diligent. SYN:industrious, unremitting, sedulous.
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Brash
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prone to act in a hasty manner; impudent. SYN:rash, impetuous, brazen, impertinent.
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Capricious
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subject to hwims or passing fancies. SYN: impulsive, fickle, unpredictable, mercurial
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Chastise
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to inflict physical punishment as a means of correction; to scold severely. SYN:discipline, censure
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Copious
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abundant; plentiful; wordy; verbose. SYN:ample, profuse, bountiful
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Deviate
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to turn aside; to stray form the norm; one who departs from a norm; deffering from a norm, heterodox, unconventional. SYN:diverge, veer, swerve.
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Emaciated
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unnaturally thin. SYN: gaunt, withered, shriveled.
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Exult
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to rejoice greatly SYN: revel, glory
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Gnarled
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knotted, twisted, lumpy SYN:knotty, misshapen, contorted
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Indemnity
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a payment for damage or loss SYN: compensation, restitution, reparation
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Inkling
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a hint; a vague notion. SYN: clue, intimation, suggestion
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Limpid
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clear, transparent, readlily understood
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Omnipotent
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almighty, having unlimited power or authority
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Palatable
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agreeable to the taste or one's senseibilities; suitable for consumption
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Poignant
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deeply affecting, touching; keen or sharp in taste or smell.
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Rancor
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bitter resentment or ill-will
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Sophomoric
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immature and overcofident; conceited
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Spontaneous
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arising naturally; not planned or engineered in advance.
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