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34 Cards in this Set
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Husband |
Use economically |
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Vacillating |
Wavering between different opinions or actions; irresolute. |
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Tenacious |
not readily relinquishing a position, principle, or course of action; determined. |
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Dialectical |
1.relating to the logical discussion of ideas and opinions."dialectical ingenuity"2.concerned with or acting through opposing forces. |
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Torpid |
mentally or physically inactive; lethargic. |
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Polemic |
a strong verbal or written attack on someone or something. |
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Intransigent |
unwilling or refusing to change one's views or to agree about something. |
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Philippic |
a bitter attack or denunciation, especially a verbal one. |
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Olio |
Miscellaneous collection of things |
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Pilfer |
steal (things of little value). |
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Dearth |
Scarcity |
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Priggish |
self-righteously moralistic and superior. |
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Punctilious |
showing great attention to detail or correct behaviour. |
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Equable |
Calm and even tempered |
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Bootless |
ineffectual; useless. |
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Feckless |
lacking initiative or strength |
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Tantamount |
Equal in seriousness |
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Accrual |
Accumulation |
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Voluble |
Talkative |
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Innocuous |
Not harmful |
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Somber |
Serious and sad |
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Wry |
Dry mocking humour or disgust |
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Puritanical |
having or displaying a very strict or censorious moral attitude towards self-indulgence or sex. |
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Capricious |
given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behaviour |
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Contingent |
occurring or existing only if (certain circumstances) are the case; dependent on. |
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Pyrrhic |
(of a victory) won at too great a cost to have been worthwhile for the victor |
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Requite |
Make appropriate return |
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Elucidate |
Make clear/ explain |
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Ethnocism |
evaluation of other cultures according to preconceptions originating in the standards and customs of one's own culture. |
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Repudiate |
Refuse to accept |
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Ubiquitous |
Found everywhere |
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Fastiduous |
very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail. |
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Prevaricate |
Speak or act in an evasive way |
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Mendacious |
Lying |
