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64 Cards in this Set
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abbreviated communication
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abridge
compendium cursory curtail syllabus synopsis terse |
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act quickly
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abrupt
apace headlong impetuous precipitate |
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assist
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abet
advocate ancillary bolster corroborate countenance espouse mainstay munificent proponent stalwart sustenance |
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bad mood
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bilious
dudgeon irascible pettish petulant pique querulous umbrage waspish |
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beginner/amateur
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dilettante
fledgling neophyte novitiate proselyte tyro |
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beginning/young
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burgeoning
callow engender inchoate incipient nascent |
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biting (as in whit or temperament)
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acerbic
acidulous acrimonious asperity caustic mordacious mordant trenchant |
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bold
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audacious
courageous dauntless |
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boring
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banal
fatuous hackneyed insipid mundane pedestrian platitude prosaic quotidian trite |
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carousal
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bacchanalian
debauchery depraved dissipated iniquity libertine libidinous licentious reprobate ribald salacious sordid turpitude |
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changing quickly
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capricious
mercurial volatile |
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copy
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counterpart
emulate facsimile factitious paradigm precursor quintessence simulated vicarious |
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criticize/criticism
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aspersion
belittle berate calumny castigate decry defamation denounce deride/derisive diatribe disparage excoriate gainsay harangue impugn inveigh lambaste objurgate obloquy opprobrium pillory rebuke remonstrate reprehend reprove revile tirade vituperate |
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death/mourning
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bereave
cadaver defunct demise dolorous elegy knell lament macabre moribund obsequies sepulchral wraith |
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denying of self
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abnegate
abstain ascetic stoic temperate |
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dictatorial
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authoritarian
despotic dogmatic hegemonic imperious peremptory tyrannical |
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difficult to understand
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abstruse
ambiguous arcane bemusing cryptic enigmatic esoteric inscrutable obscure opaque paradoxical perplexing recondite turbid |
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disgusting/offensive
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defile
fetid invidious noisome odious putrid rebarbative |
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easy to understand
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articulate
cogent eloquent evident limpid lucid pellucid |
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eccentric/dissimilar
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aberrant
anachronism anomalous discrete eclectic esoteric iconoclast |
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embarrass
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abash
chagrin compunction contrition diffidence expiate foible gaucherie rue |
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equal
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equitable
equity tantamount |
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falsehood
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apocryphal
canard chicanery dissemble duplicity equivocate erroneous ersatz fallacious feigned guile mendacious/mendacity perfidy prevaricate specious spurious |
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family
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conjugal
consanguine distaff endogamous filial fraticide progenitor scion |
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favoring/not impartial
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ardor/ardent
doctrinaire fervid partisan tendentious zealot |
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forgive
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absolve
acquit exculpate exonerate expiate palliate redress vindicate |
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funny
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chortle
droll facetious flippant gibe jocular levity ludicrous raillery riposte simper |
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gaps/openings
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abatement
aperture fissure hiatus interregnum interstice lull orifice rent respite rift |
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generous/kind
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altruistic
beneficent clement largess magnanimous munificent philanthropic unstinting |
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greedy
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avaricious
covetous mercenary miserly penurious rapacious venal |
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hard-hearted
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asperity
baleful dour fell malevolent mordant sardonic scathing truculent vitriolic vituperation |
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harmful
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baleful
baneful deleterious inimical injurious insidious minatory perfidious pernicious |
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harsh-sounding
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cacophony
din dissonant raucous strident |
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hatred
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abhorrence
anathema antagonism antipathy detestation enmity loathing malice odium rancor |
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healthy
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beneficial
salubrious salutary hesitate dither oscillate teeter vacillate waver |
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hostile
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antithetic
churlish curmudgeon irascible malevolent misanthropic truculent vindictive |
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innocent/inexperienced
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credulous
gullible ingenuous naive novitiate tyro |
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insincere
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disingenuous
dissemble fulsome ostensible unctuous |
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investigate
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appraise
ascertain assay descry peruse |
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lazy/sluggish
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indolent
inert lackadaisical languid lassitude lethargic phlegmatic quiescent slothful torpid |
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luck
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adventitious
amulet auspicious fortuitous kismet optimum portentous propitiate propitious providential talisman |
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nag
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admonish
belabor cavil enjoin exhort harangue hector martinet remonstrate reproof |
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nasty
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fetid
noisome noxious |
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not a straight line
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askance
awry careen carom circuitous circumvent gyrate labyrinth meander oblique serrated sidle sinuous undulating vortex |
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overblown/wordy
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bombastic
circumlocution garrulous grandiloquent loquacious periphrastic prolix rhetoric turgid verbose |
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pacify/satisfy
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ameliorate
appease assuage defer mitigate mollify placate propitiate satiate slake soothe |
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pleasant-sounding
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euphonious
harmonious melodious |
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poor
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destitute
esurient impecunious indigent |
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praise
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acclaim
accolade aggrandize encomium eulogize extol fawn laud/laudatory venerate/veneration |
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predict
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augur
auspice fey harbinger portentous presage prescient prognosticate |
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prevent/obstruct
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discomfort
encumber fetter forfend hinder impede inhibit occlude |
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smart/learned
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astute
canny erudite perspicacious |
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sorrow
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disconsolate
doleful dolor elegiac forlorn lament lugubrious melancholy morose plaintive threnody |
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stubborn
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implacable
inexorable intractable intransigent obdurate obstinate recalcitrant refractory renitent untoward vexing |
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terse
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compendious
curt laconic pithy succinct taciturn |
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time/order/duration
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anachronism
antecede antedate anterior archaic diurnal eon ephemeral epoch fortnight millennium penultimate synchronous temporal |
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timid/timidity
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craven
diffident pusillanimous recreant timorous trepidation |
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truth
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candor/candid
fealty frankness indisputable indubitable legitimate probity sincere veracious verity |
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unusual
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aberration
anomaly iconoclast idiosyncrasy |
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walking about
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ambulatory
itinerant peripatetic |
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wandering
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discursive
expatiate forage itinerant peregrination peripatetic sojourn |
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weaken
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adulterate
enervate exacerbate inhibit obviate stultify undermine vitiate |
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wisdom
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adage
aphorism apothegm axiom bromide dictum epigram platitude sententious truism |
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withdrawal/retreat
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abeyance
abjure abnegation abortive abrogate decamp demur recant recidivism remission renege rescind retrograde |
