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26 Cards in this Set
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Abate |
(Of something percieved as hostile, threatening, or negative) become less intense or widespread. Cause to become smaller or less intense. (Law) To lessen, reduce/decrease, or remove (especially a nuisance.) |
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Callow |
(especially of a young person) inexperienced and immature. |
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Demure |
(Of a woman or her behavior) reserved, modest, and shy. |
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Facile |
(Especially of a theory or argument) appearing neat and comprehensive only by ignoring the true complexities of an issue; superficial. (Of success, especially in sports) easily achieved; effortless. Easy. |
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Idyllic |
(Especially of a time or place) like an idyll; extremely happy, peaceful, or picturesque. Blissful. |
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Jubilant |
Feeling or expressing great happiness and triumph. Happy. |
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Marred |
Impaired the appearance of; disfigured. Impaired the quality of; spoiled. Damaged. |
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Protean |
Tending to able to change frequently or easily. Changeable. Able to do many different things; versatile. |
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Quixotic |
Exceedingly idealistic; unrealistic and impractical. |
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Tacit |
Understood or implied without being stated; unspoken. |
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Vapid |
Offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging. Dull. |
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Yean |
(Of a sheep or goat) give birth to (a lamb or kid). |
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Ascendancy |
Occupation of a position of dominant power or influence. Dominance. |
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Credulity |
A tendency to be too ready to believe that something is real or true. Gullibility. |
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Deluge |
A great flood of water; inundation; flood. A drenching rain; downpour. Anything that overwhelms like a flood. |
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Egregious |
Extraordinary in some bad way; glaring; flagrant. |
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Florid |
Reddish; ruddy; rosy. Flowery; excessively ornate; showy. |
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Germane |
Closely or significantly related; relevant; pertinent. |
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Hapless |
Unlucky; luckless; unfortunate. |
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Ignominy |
Disgrace; dishonor; public contempt. Shame. |
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Parvenu |
A person who has recently or suddenly acquired wealth, importance, position, or the like, but has not yet developed the conventionally appropriate manners, dress, surroundings, etc. An upstart. |
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Opulent |
Characterized by or exhibiting opulence. Wealthy, rich, or affluent. Richly supplied; abundant or plentiful. |
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Querulous |
Full of complaints; complaining. Characterized by or uttered in complaint; peevish. |
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Tangential |
Pertaining to or of the nature of a tangent; being or moving the direction of a tangent. Peripheral. Merely touching; slightly connected. Divergent or digressive, as from a subject under consideration. |
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Vacuous |
Without contents; empty. Lacking in ideas or intelligence. Stupid. Purposeless; idle. |
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Wistful |
Characterized by melancholy; longing; yearning. |
