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30 Cards in this Set
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levity
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lack of seriousness
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deft
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quick and skillful
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static
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having no emotion
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alacrity
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cheerful willingness; enthusiasm
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draconian
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extremely harsh
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fertile
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existing in wild; productive
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vehement
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forceful in expression and belief
"a vehement outcry toward violence" |
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paradigm
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the perfect model or example
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vintage
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comes from the past
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vintage sportscar from the 1930s
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placate
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to appease temporarily to calm for a brief time
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ruminate
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to think over
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philistine
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ignorant, stupid, not very polished
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fodder
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raw material, worthless
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ardor
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firey and intensity of feeling
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temerity
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reckless courage, boldness
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vacuous
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empty
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obstreperous
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stubborn, loud, causing disturbance
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vice
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a defect
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foment
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to agitate
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occilate
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to swing up and down back and forth
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an occilating clock swings back and forth
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clout
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to hit
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He clouted the thief on the head
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bellic
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Of or pertaining to war; warlike
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bestow
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a hand down, to pass down to the next generation
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the grandmother bestowed the gift of 1 million dollars down to the grandchildren
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zenith
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the high point, or peak
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tranquility
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calm, peaceful
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ineffectual
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having no effect
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aspire
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to wish for something with enthusiasm
"aspire to be the next Hugh Hefner" |
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incessant
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never ending, constant
"incessant fly buzzing over my head" |
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unremitting
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stubborn
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infuse
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put together
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they infused the vodka with fresh squeezed OJ
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