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31 Cards in this Set
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Abate |
Become less in amount or energy
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Adhere |
Hold closely to an idea or course ; be devoted assidious |
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Assiduous |
Harmful to one’s interest ; unfortunate |
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Benevolent |
Showing sympathy,understanding ,and generosity |
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Boisterous |
Rough ,rowdy ,unruly |
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Brazen |
Bold or unrestrained by normal standards |
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Brusque |
Attitude of shortness or rudeness;gruff |
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Curcuitous |
Lengthy due to being indirect or round about |
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Collateral |
Adjoining or accompanying |
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Concise |
Brief and compact |
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Contingent |
Depending on something not certain; conditional |
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Copious |
Abundant and plentiful |
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Deficit |
Shortage;excess of liabilities over assets |
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Deleterious |
Harmful or deadly to living things |
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Deter |
To prevent or discourage |
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Digression |
A deviation or detour from the central topic of focus |
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Discrete |
Separate ; discontinuous |
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Dasdain |
Lack of respect or intense dislike |
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Ephemeral |
Lasting only a short period of time |
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Exacerbate |
Make more bitter,angry, violent ; irritate or aggravate |
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Exasperate |
Worsen make angry or frustrate |
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Extenuating |
Diminishing the seriousness of something |
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Flaccid |
Soft and flabby |
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Fortitude |
Strength and endurance during a difficult situation |
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Fortuitous |
Occurring by happy chance |
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Garble |
Confusing ; not understandable |
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Hyperbole |
Exaggerating; making something more than it is |
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Imminent |
Very likely to happen |
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Impetuous |
acting or done quickly and without thought or care. |
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Innocuous |
Harmless |
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Insidious |
Operating stealthy with evil effect; deceitful ; treacherous |
