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50 Cards in this Set
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complacency |
contentment or self-satisfaction |
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egress |
exit |
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germane |
relevant |
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insouciant |
nonchalant; without cares or concerns |
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obdurate |
stubborn; without sympathy |
OBstinate DURATion |
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precarious |
risky; dependent upon circumstances |
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restive |
hard to control; nervous under pressure |
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stratify |
arrange in layers; separate into classes |
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tutelage |
to teach or protect |
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welter |
tossing or major confusion |
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confidante |
telling secrets to |
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elegy |
music or poem for the dead |
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goad |
urging something or an electric prod |
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intimation |
a hint or a formal declaration |
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obfuscate |
to confuse or make dark |
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precipitate |
unexpected or happens quickly |
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reticent |
reserved or reluctant |
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striated |
parallel lines or bands |
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tyro |
beginner |
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whet |
create interest or sharpen |
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congruous |
appropriate |
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elicit |
draw out or provoke |
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grandiloquent |
pompous words and expressions |
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intrepid |
fearless |
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obsequious |
too willing to serve |
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precocious |
young and too mature |
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reverent |
respectful |
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strut |
pompous walk |
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ubiquitous |
being everywhere |
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whimsical |
playful or unpredictable |
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consternation |
feeling panic or helpless |
Conster sounds like monster |
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elitism |
feeling superior |
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grandstand |
being a showoff |
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inure |
make accustomed to something difficult |
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obviate |
to make unnecessary; to prevent |
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preeminent |
distinguished; surpassing others |
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rhetoric |
using words well; effective communication |
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sublime |
outstanding; impressive |
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umbrage |
feeling resentment |
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whorl |
ring shaped |
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contentious |
likes to argue |
Sounds like tension |
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embellish |
exaggerating to make better |
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gregarious |
very sociable |
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invidious |
causing envy or anger |
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odious |
hated |
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prescience |
knowing the future |
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rout |
a disorderly crowd or to dig up |
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subterfuge |
hide what you're doing or to escape |
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unassuaged |
unsatisfied; not calm |
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winsome |
attractive |
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