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20 Cards in this Set
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Adroit (adj.) |
Skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind |
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Amicable (adj.) |
Peaceable, friendly |
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Averse (adj.) |
Having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling |
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Belligerent (adj., n.) |
Given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive; one at war, one engaged in war |
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Benevolent (adj.) |
Kindly, chartibale |
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Cursory(adj.) |
Hasty, not thorough |
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Duplicity (n.) |
treachery, deceitfulness |
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Extol (v.) |
To praise extravagantly |
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Feasible (adj.) |
Possible, able to be done |
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Grimace (n., v.) |
w weary face, facial distortion; to make a weary face |
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Holocaust (n.) |
A large-scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering |
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Impervious (adj.) |
Not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance |
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Impetus(n.) |
A moving force, impulse, stimulus |
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Jeopardy(n.) |
Danger |
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Meticulous (adj.) |
Extremely careful; particular about details |
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Nostalgia (n.) |
A longing for something past; homesickness |
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Quintessence (n.) |
The purest essence or form of something; the most typical example |
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Retrogress(v.) |
To move backward; to return to an earlier condition |
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Scrutinize (v.) |
To examine closely |
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Tepid(adj.) |
Lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest |
