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41 Cards in this Set
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agenda
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A list of things to be done or considered
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ardent
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Intensely eager; passionate
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ardor
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passionate intensity of feeling
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ogle
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to stare at, often in a flirtatious and bold manner
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congenial
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getting along well with others;affable
Suited to one's needs or tastes; agreeable |
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luminous
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Giving off light
Clear; easy to understand |
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vie
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To compete for, as in a contest
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ardent
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intensely eager; passionate
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ardor
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passionate intensity of feeling
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flair
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a natural skill or ability; a talent
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risque
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bordering on being indecent or improper
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dechiper
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to convert from a code or secret writing into ordinary language; to decode
to interpret the meaning of something puzzling; to solve |
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mire
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an are of wet, swampy ground; deep mud
to get stuck as if in a mire; unable to make progress |
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voluminous
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having great bulk or volume; ample
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brevity
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conciseness of expression; shortness of duration
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innovation
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something new; a new way of doing something
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innovative
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marked by freshness or originality; willing to try new things
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stymie
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to thwart or make difficulties for
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dissect
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to cut into in order to study
to study closely; to analyze |
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millennium
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a period of one thousand years
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infallible
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incapable of making an error; never wrong
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chaperone
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a person who accompanies younger people to see that they behave properly
To be a chaperone to |
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integral
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necessary to complete something; essential
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vivacity
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liveliness of manner or appearance
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vivacious
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full of life and spirit
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enigma
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anything that is puzzling, mysterious, or hard to figure out
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enigmatic
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puzzling; mysterious
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pestilence
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a rapidly spreading and usually fatal disease
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irrepressible
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incapable of being controlled or held back
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contemplate
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to give careful though to; to ponder
to have plans to; to intend |
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intellect
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the ability to think and understand
a person with great intelligence |
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wrangle
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to quarrel in a noisy or angry way
to win or obtain by argument |
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ineffectual
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not bringing about the desired result, futile
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stagnate
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to fail to develope, change, or move
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stagnant
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not moving, changing, or developing
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sublime
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great or noble expression, thought, or manner; splendid
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accord
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a feeling of agreement or harmony; a formal agreement
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coup
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a succesful action that brings about a striking change
the overthrow of a government, especcially by a group that has military or pilitical power |
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institute
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to establish, organize, or put into effect; to begin
an organization set up to promote education or a particular cause |
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aperture
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an opening or hole
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memoir
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an account based on author's personal experiences
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