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51 Cards in this Set

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implacable
unable to be calmed down or made peaceful
meticulous
extremely careful about details
audacious
fearless and daring; recklessly bold
burnish
to polish
connoiseur
a person with expert knowledge or discriminatory tastes
convoluted
intricate and complicated
deference
respect and courtesy
dogmatic
dictatorial in one's opinions
erudite
learned, scholarly, bookish
perfunctory
done in routine way; indifferent
pragmatic
pratical as opposed to idealistic
probity
complete honesty and integrity
prudence
wisdom, caution or restraint
cynisism
An attitude or quality of belief that all people are motivated by selfishness
cunning
shrewdness and craftiness; slyness
cultivation
The act of preparing or working land in order to grow crops
calibrate
to inspect, determing or correcting the graduations of an instrument by comparing it to a standard
cultured
possesing education, refinement and taste; polished
consternation
dismay; startling, distressing fear or shock that results in complete confusion
brittle
apt to break or crack due to a lack of elasticity; fragile
blithe
carefree; merry
beneficent
charitable and kind in action
authoritarian
characterized by a preference for complete obedience to authority; domineering
effrontery
boldness; impudenece; arrogance
endemic
restricted or peculiar to a particular region; indigenous
epitome
embodiment; quintessence
extravagance
lavishness; an unnecessary or unrestrained spend, esp. of funds
facetious
playful; humorous
fatuous
silly; inanely foolish
fidelity
faithfulness; loyalty
ingenuity
cleaverness, inventiveness
intemperance
excessive indulgence of appetite or passion, esp in regard to alchohol; lack of constraint
intrepid
steadfast and courageous
superficial
lacking depth; existing on or near the surface
synthetic
man-made; artificial; relating to or involving the combination of parts to make a whole
tortuous
winding; twisting; excessively complicated
tractable
docile; obedient; easily-led
treacherous
lacking faithfulness or loyalty; traitorous; unstable
unfeigned
genuine; not false or hypocritical
unfettered
not tied down; unrestrained
warranted
called for; authorized; justified
magnanimity
The quality if being generously noble in mind and heart. esp in forgiving.
membrane
thin, flexible film of tissue that covers the outside of organs
plasticity
flexibility; pliability; maleability
presumptuous
assuming an unathorized right or responsibility; overly toward and arrogrant
pourous
full of tiny openings able to absorb fluid or gases, permeable
prodigious
abundant in size, force or extent; extraordinary
somber
dark and depressing; mournful
rigidity
the quality of or state of being unyeilding or stiff
solitious
concerned and attentive; eager
slight
small; lacking substance in degree, amount or size