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25 Cards in this Set
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Acclaim |
Public praise and approval |
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Accolade |
High praise , award |
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Acumen |
Keen perception, shrewdness |
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Amity |
Friendship, accord, agreement |
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Banter |
Playfull, amusing talk |
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Canny |
Very clever |
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Crony |
Pal, buddy, old and dear friend |
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Deference |
Faithful, careful attention to a task (specially after ones death) |
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Diligence |
Faithful, careful attention to task ( opp. Os sloth, Laziness) |
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Erudite |
Brilliant |
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Eulagize |
To talk well of someone especially after n his death |
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Euphony |
Pleasing, agreeable soun. Opp of cacophony |
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Fawn |
False flattery |
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Finesse |
Skillful, adroit handling or management |
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Laud |
Praise highly |
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Levity |
Lightness of mood, humor |
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Maxim |
Brief (pithy) well known saying, adage proverb. |
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Penchant |
Natural tendency, fondness for; affinity |
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Perspicacious |
Very smart or learned, astute |
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Propriety |
What Is Proper OR Customary; decorum |
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Prowess |
Great ability or skill |
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Respite |
A pause, lull, or break: rest from activity |
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Rigor |
Thoroughness; unyielding or inflexible like rigorous training. |
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Sagacity |
Wisdom, perception, keeness, shrewdness ( adj. Sage) |
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Venerate |
To think very highly of like our elders |
