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37 Cards in this Set
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Restive
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on edge
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Protean
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variable
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Prolix
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rambling & wordy
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Ponderous
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bogged down, tedious
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Fatuous
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silly and pointless..... (adj form of noun fatuity which means foolishness)
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Reproach
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accuse of; express disapproval of or disappointment with.
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Cleave
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stick fast to; become strongly involved with; divide or split .... (Cleaver on the other hand is a noun which means a tool with broad blade, used for chopping meat).
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Invigoration
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give strength.
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Decried
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publicly declare to be wrong.
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Probity
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honesty and decency.
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Plaintive
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sounding sad and mournful.
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Complacent
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- uncritically satified with yourself. e.g - We must not be complacent about our achievements; there is still a lot to be done.
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Complaisant
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ready to please; obliging.; willing to please others or to accept their behaviour without protest.
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Commensurate
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corresponding or in proportion.
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fortify
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*secondary definition* to encourage or reassure
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fusillade
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continuous discharge of firearms or outburst of criticism
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suffuse
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cause to spread or r flood through, over, or across
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acute
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ending in a sharp point
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acrimonious
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caustic or biting in nature
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effluence
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flowing out of (light, electricity)
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confluence
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merging into one
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extricate
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to release, disentangle
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efface
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to rub out, to erase
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incursion
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penetration: an attack that penetrates into enemy territory
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cursory
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casual: hasty and without attention to detail
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enmity
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hostility
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animus
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hostile feeling or attutude
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equanimity
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mental or emotion stability
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magnanimous
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generous in forgiving
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deign
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To think it appropriate to one's dignity; condescend
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condign
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well deserved, fitting
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disinterest
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impartiality, freedom from bias
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uninterest
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lack of interest
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check
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to restrain
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restive
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impatient
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low
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to moo
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prodigal
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wastefully extravagant
*prodigal should not be confused with similar-sounding words like prodigy or prodigious. "A prodigy is a person with exceptional talent," he says. "And prodigious means impressively large in size, output or production." |
