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20 Cards in this Set
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acute
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sharp, severe, perceptive
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agile
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nimble, quick and skillful
* nimble- quick alert, and deft of mind or body * supple- flexible, yielding in mind or body, quick to respond or adapt |
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erratic
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irregular, wandering, having no fixed course; lagre rock deposited by a glacier
* knight errant- wandering knight * erroneous- wrong, deviant, or mistaken belief * abberation- mental, derangement, error in scientific observation |
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exorbitant
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excessive, unreasonable (in what one asks)
* inordinate- beyond reason, without restraint |
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exultant
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joyful jubilant
* jubilation- whole hearted rejoicing and is thus more vociferous than exultation * jubilee- celebration- time or occasion of rejoicing |
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inane
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senseless, empty
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inferior
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low(er) in place or quality
* ersatz- substitute, usually inferior |
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implicit
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unquesting, implied
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inert
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inactive, or lifeless
* passive- unwillingness to act or lead * indolent- lazy and thus inactive * listless- indifferent,uninterested, or languid ( lethargy, stupor, torpor) |
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infernal
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hellish, fiendish
* diabolic(al)- scheme is devilish, fit for or devised by a devil * excrable- temper is bady ugly, hellish-----literally worthy of curses |
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fugitive
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one who flees, a runaway
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indignation
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justifiable anger
* vexation- strong annoyance, milder than anger * resentment- restrained, slow burning anger * animosity- strong hostility, usually personal |
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insolence
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insulting behavior, impudence
*impudence- rash, bold, insolent in a self-superior way |
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obeisnace
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bow or curtsy, respect
* genuflection- knee bending in worship * salaam- middle eastern greeting in which one bows very low |
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repose
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rest, quiet
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retinue
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group of attendants
* cortege- procession of followers or attendants * entourage |
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sanction
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approval, authorization
* dispensation- approval by church of some exception or variation from its rules or laws * indulgence- enjoyment, satisfaction or *leniancy-- mild or merciful |
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succor
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aid, help
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strategy
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skill in manuevering, or planning
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tyranny
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opressive or unjust govenment
* autocrat- tyrannical person who may dominate a school room, home, business, or nation * despot- tyrant belonging more likely to a regular line of succession |