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60 Cards in this Set
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disdan
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VERB
to regard with scorn or concept |
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extenuating
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ADJECTIVE
excusing, lessening the seriousness of guilt or crime (often used with "circumstances") |
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pretentious
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ADJECTIVE
pretending to be important, intelligent or cultured |
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resilient
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ADJECTIVE
quick to recover, bounce back |
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superficial
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ADJECTIVE
shallow, lacking depth |
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srreptitious
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ADJECTIVE
secret, stealthy |
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assiduous
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ADJECTIVE
persistant, hard-working |
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divergent
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ADJECTIVE
separating, moving in different directions for a particular point |
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prosperity
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NOUN
wealth, success |
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reverence
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NOUN
worship, profound respect |
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submissive
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ADJECTIVE
tending to meekness, to submit to the will of others |
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abscond
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VERB
to sneak away and hide |
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connotation
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NOUN
a meaning or association suggested by a word beyond its definition |
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deft
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ADJECTIVE
skilled, adept |
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espouse
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VERB
to support, to marry |
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fetter
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VERB or NOUN
to restrain or chain up; a chain or shackle |
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harrowing
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ADJECTIVE
agonizing, distressing |
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laud
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VERB
to praise |
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mollify
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VERB
to soften in temper |
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ostracize
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VERB
to exclude from a community |
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baleful
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ADJECTIVE
harmful, threatening |
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despondent
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ADJECTIVE
discouraged, hopeless, depressed |
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exacerbate
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VERB
to make more violent, intense |
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inclement
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ADJECTIVE
stormy, bad, severe |
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irascible
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ADJECTIVE
easily angered |
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louacious
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ADJECTIVE
talkative |
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pithy
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ADJECTIVE
brief but forceful or meaningful |
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rancid
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ADJECTIVE
rotten, spoiled, disgusting in smell or taste |
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torpid
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ADJECTIVE
lazy, lethargic, moving slowly |
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ubiquitous
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ADJECTIVE
existing everywhere, widespread |
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vacillate
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VERB
to sway from one side to another (usually regarding an issue) |
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abhor
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VERB
to hate or loathe |
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capricious
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ADJECTIVE
impulsive, unpredictable, subject to whim |
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extol
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VERB
to praise |
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gregarious
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ADJECTIVE
sociable, outgoing |
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histrionic
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ADJECTIVE
excessively dramatic or emotional |
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mercurial
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ADJECTIVE
quick and changeable in temperament |
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nebulous
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ADJECTIVE
indistinct, hazy (regarding a concept or idea) |
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obsequious
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ADJECTIVE
excessively complaint or submissive |
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penchant
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NOUN
a tendency, partiality, preference |
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anomaly
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NOUN
something that does not fit into the normal order; an oddity |
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benign
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ADJECTIVE
not harmful; non-threatening; innocuous |
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callous
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ADJECTIVE
harsh, cold, unfeeling |
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dearth
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NOUN
a lack, scarcity |
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elucidate
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VERB
to clarify |
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fallacious
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ADJECTIVE
incorrect, misleading |
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grandious
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ADJECTIVE
grand in scope; extraordinary |
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hiatus
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NOUN
an interruption or break in continuity |
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impervious
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ADJECTIVE
unable to be penetrated |
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judicious
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ADJECTIVE
of sound judgement |
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libel
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NOUN
a statement that gives an unjust or unfavorable representation of a person or thinbg |
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masticate
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VERB
to chew |
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nefarious
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ADJECTIVE
horribly villainous |
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obdurate
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ADJECTIVE
unyielding to persuasion or moral influences; stubborn |
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petulance
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NOUN
irritability; impoliteness |
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raze
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VERB
to demolish |
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satiate
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VERB
to satisfy excessively |
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tenuous
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ADJECTIVE
having little substance |
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umbrage
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NOUN
resentment; anger; offense |
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vicarious
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ADJECTIVE
expeirenced though another's actions |
