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20 Cards in this Set
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adroit |
skillful,expert in the use of hands or minds |
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amicable |
peaceful,friendly |
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averse |
having a deep-seated-distaste;opposed,unwilling |
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belligerent |
given to fighting,warlike,combative,agressive |
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benevolent |
kindly,charitable |
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cursory |
hasty,not througho |
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duplicity |
treachery,decitfulness |
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extol |
to praise extravagantly |
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feasbile |
possible,able to be done |
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grimace |
a wry face,facial distortion |
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holocaust |
large scale destruction,a vast slaughter,a burnt offering |
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impervious |
not affected or hurt by;admitting of no passage or entrance. |
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impetus |
a moving force,impulse stimulus |
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jeopardy |
danger |
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meticulous |
extremely careful,particular about details |
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nostalgia |
a longing for somthing past,homesickness |
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quinteessence |
the purest of essence or form of somthing |
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retrogress |
to move backward,to move to an earlier position |
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scrutinize |
to examine closley |
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tepid |
lukewarm,unenthusiastic,marked by an absence of intrest |