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44 Cards in this Set
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Affable |
Friendly, good natured, easy to talk to |
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Aloof |
Removed or distant either physically or emotionally |
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Altruistic |
Sincerely concerned about the well being of others |
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Amend |
Make better |
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Amiable |
Being nice; displaying a pleasant and friendly manner |
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Allure |
A quality that produces attraction |
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Adulation |
great praise for someone, often more than what is deserved |
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Adroit |
clever or skillful |
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Adorn |
make more attractive or beautiful |
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Adhere |
conform to or follow rules exactly |
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Adept |
very good at doing something that is not easy |
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Acute |
extremely pressing; critical |
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Acrid |
bitter and unpleasant in smell or taste |
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Acrimonious |
angry in tone; bitter |
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Abstain |
refrain from doing something |
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Abridge |
to shorten |
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Abash |
to humiliate someone and make them feel embarrassed or ashamed |
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ALOOF |
removed or distant either physically or emotionally |
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ALTRUISTIC |
sincerely concerned about the well being of others |
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AMEND |
TO MAKE BETTER |
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AMASS |
to bring together a large amount |
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AMBIDEXTROUS |
having equal ability in both hands; in particular, able to write equally well with both hands |
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ANNUL |
to officially make something invalid |
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APPEASE |
to make someone pleased or less angr |
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APPRISE |
to report on the status of something |
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ARDUOUS |
demanding great effort or labor; difficult |
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BRAZEN |
bold and without shame |
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BREVITY |
the quality of expressing something in very few words; briefness |
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CANDOR |
the state or quality of being frank, open; quality of being honest and straightforward in expression or speech. |
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CARDINAL |
fundamental; of the greatest importance |
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CHAGRIN |
a feeling of being frustrated or annoyed because of failure or disappointment |
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CHASTE |
wholesome; pure in thought |
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CLANDESTINE |
done in an unobtrusive manner to avoid detection |
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CONFIDANT |
a person with whom you can share your secrets |
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CONGENIAL |
pleasant and enjoyable |
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CONSECRATE |
to announce something is sacred or devoted to a specific purpose |
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CONTRITE |
feeling or showing remorse or regret |
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COSMOPOLITAN |
reflecting the influence of numerous cultures and countries |
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CULPABLE |
guilty; deserving blame |
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DELETERIOUS |
harmful |
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DESPONDENT |
very sad and without hope |
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DIRGE |
sorrowful literary or musical composition that is used to honor a deceased person |
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DISSIDENT |
a person who opposes the current political structure, group or laws; one who disagrees |
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DOGMATIC |
to strongly state unsupported opinions or beliefs as if they were absolute facts |