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20 Cards in this Set
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ADROIT
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having skill in the use of the bodily or mental powers
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AMICABLE
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characterized by friendliness and good will
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AVERSE
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opposed to
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BELLIGERENT
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hostile or aggressive
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BENEVOLENT
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loving others and actively desirous of their well being
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CURSORY
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hastily or superficially performed
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DUPLICITY
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double dealing
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EXTOL
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to praise
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FEASIBLE
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that may be done, performed or effected
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GRIMACE
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a distortions of the face expressive of pain, contempt, or disgust. to make a sharp distortion of the face.
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HOLOCAUST
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great destruction resulting in the extensive loss of life, especially by fire
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IMPERVIOUS
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impenetrable. also not capable of being affected
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IMPETUS
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any impulse or incentive
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JEOPARDY
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risk of loss or injury; peril or danger
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METICULOUS
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extremely or excessively careful about details
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NOSTALGIA
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a bittersweet longing for things, persons, or situations of the past
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QUINTESSENCE
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the purest or most typical instance
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RETROGRESS
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to return to an earlier, inferior, or less complex condition; to go backward
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SCRUTINIZE
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to examine or observed with great care; inspect critically
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TEPID
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lack in emotional warmth or enthusiasm; halfhearted
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