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100 Cards in this Set
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adulterate
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- to corrupt, make worse by the addition of something
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ambidextrous
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- able to use both hands equally well
- very skillful - deceitful, hypocritical |
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augment
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- to make larger, increase
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bereft
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- deprived of
- made unhappy through a loss |
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deploy
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- to position or arrange
- to utilize - to form up |
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dour
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- stern, unyielding
- gloomy, ill-humored |
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fortitude
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- courage in facing difficulties
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gape
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- to stare with open mouth
- to open the mouth wide - to open wide |
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gibe
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- to utter taunting words
- an expression of scorn |
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guise
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- an external appearance, cover, mask
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insidious
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- intended to deceive or entrap
- sly, trecherous |
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intimation
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- a hint, indirect suggestion
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opulent
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- wealthy, luxurious
- ample - grandiose |
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pliable
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- easily bent, flexible
- easily influenced |
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reiterate
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- to say again, repeat
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stolid
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- not easily moved, mentally or emotionally
- dull, unresponsive |
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tentative
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- experimental in nature
- uncertain, hesitant |
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unkempt
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- not combed
- untidy - not properly maintained - unpolished, rude |
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verbatim
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- word for word
- exactly as written or spoken |
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warily
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- cautiously, with great care
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adroit
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skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind
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amicable
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peaceable, friendly
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averse
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having a deep-seated distaste
opposed, unwilling |
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belligerent
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given to fighting, warlike
combative, agressive one at war, one engaged |
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benevolent
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kindly, charitable
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cursory
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hasty, not thorough
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duplicity
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treachery, deceitfulness
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extol
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to praise extravagantly
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feasible
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possible, able to be done
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grimace
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a wry face, facial distortion
to make a wry face |
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holocaust
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- a large-scale destruction, especially by fire
- a vast slaughter - a burnt offering |
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imperivious
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- not affected or hurt by
- admitting of no passage or entrance |
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impetus
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- a moving force, impulse, stimulus
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jeopardy
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- danger
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meticulous
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- extremely careful
- particular about details |
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nostalgia
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- a longing for something past
- homesickness |
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quitessence
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- the purest essence or form of something
- the most typical example |
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retrogress
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- to move backward
- to return to an earlier condition |
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scrutinize
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- to examine closely
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tepid
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- lukewarm
- unentusiastic, marked by an absence of interest |
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adversary
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- an enemy
opponent |
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alienate
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- to turn away
- to make indifferent or hostile - to transfer, convey |
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artifice
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- a skillful or ingenious device
- a clever trick - clever skill - trickery |
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coerce
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- to compel, force
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craven
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- cowerdly
- a coward |
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culinary
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- of or related to cooking or to the kitchen
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delete
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- to erase, wipe out, cut out
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demise
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- a death, especially of a person in a lofty position
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exhilarate
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- to enliven, cheer, give spirit or liveliness to
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fallow
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- plowed but not seeded
- inactive - reddish-yellow - land left unseeded - to plow but not seed |
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harass
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- to disturb, worry
- to trouble by repeated attacks |
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inclement
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- stormy, harsh
- severe in attitude or action |
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muse
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- to think about in a dreamy way, ponder
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negligible
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- so unimportant that it can be disregarded
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perpetuate
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- to make permanent or long lasting
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precedent
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- an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action
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punitive
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- inflicting or aiming at punishment
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redress
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- to set right, remedy
relief from wrong or injury |
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sojourn
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- a temporary stay
- a stay for a time |
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urbane
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- refined in manner or style, suave
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affiliated
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- associated, connected
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ascertain
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- to find out
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attainment
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- an accomplishment
- the act of achieving |
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bequeath
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- to give or pass on as an inheritance
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cogent
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- forceful, convincing
relevant, to the point |
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converge
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- to move toward one point, approach nearer together
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disperse
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- to scatter, spread far and wide
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esteem
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- to regard highly
- a highly favorable opinion or judgement |
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expunge
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- to erase, obilterate, destroy
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finite
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- having limits
- lasting for a limited time |
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invulnerable
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- not able to be wounded or hurt
- shielded against attack |
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malevolent
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- spiteful, showing ill will
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nonchalant
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- cool and confident, unconcerned
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omniscient
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- knowing everything
- having unlimited awareness or understanding |
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panacea
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- a remedy for all ills, cure-all
- an answer to all problems |
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scrupulous
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- exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details
- having high moral standards, principled |
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skulk
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- to move about stealthily
- to lie in hiding |
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supercilious
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- proud and contemptuous
- showing scorn because of a feeling of superiority |
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uncanny
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- strange, mysterious, weird, beyond explanation
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venial
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- easily excused
- pardonable |
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altruistic
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- unselfish, concerned with the welfare of others
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assent
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- to express agreement
agreement |
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benefactor
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- one who does good to others
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chivalrous
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- marked by honor, courtesy, and courage
- knightly |
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clemency
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- mercy, humaneness
- mildness, moderateness |
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dearth
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- a lack, scarcity, inadequate supply
- a famine |
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discrepancy
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- a difference
- a lack of agreement |
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embark
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- to go aboard
- to make a start - to invest |
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facile
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- easily done or attained
- superficial - ready, fluent - easily shown but not sincerely felt |
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indomitable
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- unconquerable, refusing to yield
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diffident
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- shy, lacking self-confidence
- modest, reserved |
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infallible
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- free from error
absolutely dependable |
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plod
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- to walk heavily or slowly
- to work slowly |
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pungent
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- causing a sharp sensation
- stinging, biting |
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remiss
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- neglectful in performance of one's duty, careless
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repose
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to rest
- lie - place - relaxation - peace of mind, calmness |
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temerity
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- rashness, boldness
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truculent
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- fierce and cruel
- aggressive - deadly, destructive - scathingly harsh |
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unfeigned
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- sincere, real, without pretense
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virulent
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- extremely poisonous
- full of malice - spiteful |