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13 Cards in this Set
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Abstemious |
Moderate in eating or drinking; characterized by abstinence |
Not eating much/ diets |
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Assiduous |
Constant in application to the work at hand, diligent,;unremitting, persistent |
Constant |
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Bellicose |
Inclined to fighting; warlike |
Combative |
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Castigate |
To punish or rebuke severely |
Chasten |
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Covert |
Adj. Concealed, hidden, secret, disguised; N. A covering; a shelter or hiding place |
It's so overt, it's covert |
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Demur |
To delay because of doubt or obligations; to take exception to |
Balk |
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Desultory |
Jumping from one thing to another in a haphazard way; unmethodical |
Variegated |
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Fortuitous |
Happening by chance or by accident |
Accidental |
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Mollify |
To soften the anger of or to soothe hurt feelings; to make less intense or severe |
Appease |
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Opprobrious |
Attaching shame or disgrace; bringing reproach |
Abusive,insulting |
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Pernicious |
Very destructive |
Hulk SMASH!!! |
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Precocious |
Developed or matured before the usual time (refers especially to mental aptitude) |
Mozart |
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Turncoat |
A traitor; Emmanuel,Duke of Savoy, had two sided coat for dealings with both French and Italians |
Reversible |
