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19 Cards in this Set
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Ambivalence |
lack of clarity; wavering; being undecided |
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Cantankerous |
bad-tempered; quarrelsome |
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Exemplify |
to serve as a good example |
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Impecunious |
having no money |
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Lucid |
clear |
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Ornate |
highly decorated |
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Precipice |
steep slope |
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Salubrious |
health-giving |
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Truant |
shirker; someone absent without permission |
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Ambulatory |
able to walk around (used of hospital patients) |
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Capacious |
spacious |
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Desecrate |
to damage or pollute a holy place |
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Exhaustive |
complete and thorough |
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Impious |
wicked; profane |
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Ludicrous |
ridiculous; silly |
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Orthodox |
conventional |
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Precipitous |
done in a hurry |
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Salutary |
something which teaches you a lesson; beneficial |
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Truncate |
cut short |