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58 Cards in this Set
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Appease |
To make calm, soothe |
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Belated |
Late, tardy |
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Appease |
To relieve, satisfy |
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Appease |
To yield to |
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Calamitous |
Causing great misfortune |
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Cite |
To quote; to mention; |
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Cite |
To commend, recommended |
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Cite |
To summon to appear in court |
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Conventional |
In line with accepted ideas or standards |
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Conventional |
Trite |
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Decoy |
To lure into a trap; a person or thing used to lure into a trap |
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Delve |
To dig |
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Delve |
To search deeply and thoroughly into |
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Ensue |
To follow in order, come immediately after, and as a result |
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Gallantry |
Heroic courage; respect and courtesy |
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Gallantry |
An act or statement marked by a high level of courtesy |
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Impart |
To make known |
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Impart |
To give, pass on something |
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Judicious |
Using or showing good judgement, wise, sensible |
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Mediate |
To bring about an argument between persons or groups, act as a go-between |
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Mediate |
Occupying a middle position |
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Mediate |
Indirect |
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Mediate |
Acting through an intermediary |
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Milieu |
The setting, surroundings, environment |
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Outlandish |
Strange, freakish, weird, foreign-looking |
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Outlandish |
Out-of-the-way, geographically remote |
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Outlandish |
Exceeding resonable limits |
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Overbearing |
Domineering, haughty, bullying |
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Overbearing |
Overpowering, predominant |
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Pert |
High-spirited; lively; bold |
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Pert |
Saucy; jaunty |
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Quirk |
A peculiar way of acting |
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Quirk |
A sudden twist or turn |
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Regale |
To feast, entertain agreeably |
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Shiftless |
Lazy, lacking in ambition and energy; inefficient |
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Taint |
A stain or spot |
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Taint |
A mark of corruption or dishonor |
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Taint |
To stain or contaminate |
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Appease (synonyms) |
Pacify, propitiate, mollify |
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Belated (synonyms) |
Behind schedule |
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Calamitous (synonyms) |
Disastrous, catastrophic, ruinous, fatal |
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Cite (synonyms) |
Refer to |
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Cite (synonyms) |
Enumerate, subpoena |
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Conventional (synonyms) |
Ordinary, commonplace, orthodox |
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Decoy (synonyms) |
Entice |
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Decoy (synonyms) |
Entrapde |
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Delve (synonyms) |
Investigate |
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Delve (synonyms) |
Probe |
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Ensure (synonyms) |
Result |
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Gallantry (synonyms) |
Bravery, daring |
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Gallantry (synonyms) |
Chivalry |
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Impart (synonyms) |
Transmit, bestow, grant |
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Judicious (synonyms) |
Thoughtful |
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Judicious (synonyms) |
Prudent, shrewd |
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Mediate (synonyms) |
Umpire, referee |
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Mediate (synonyms) |
Arbitrate |
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Outlandish (synonyms) |
Bizarre, odd, unorthodox, unconventional |
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Overbearing |
High-handled , overriding |