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25 Cards in this Set
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Allure |
To influence, sway, or entice with some tempting appeal |
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Apathy |
A lack of concern or feeling, indifference |
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Auspicious |
Favorable |
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Caricature |
A portrayal where features are distorted, a parody |
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Cordial |
Courteous and gracious; friendly; warm |
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Cosmopolitan |
Dealing with the whole world |
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Deplore |
To regret deeply or strongly; to feel or to express deep grief for |
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Discrepant |
Disagreeing, inconsistent |
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Ecstasy |
Extreme happiness |
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Empathy |
Understanding or identification with another's feelings or situation |
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Equivocal |
Ambiguous (usually intended to mislead) |
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Expeditious |
Done with speed and efficiency |
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Galvanize |
To stimulate or to excite as if by an electric shock |
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Implacable |
Incapable of being appeased |
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Inimitable |
Not able to be imitated |
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Mutability |
The degree to which something I'd subject and likely to change |
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Odious |
Deserving hate or contempt |
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Parochial |
Limited in range or scope, narriw, provincial |
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Penchant |
A strong inclination |
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Ponderous |
Very heavy, unwieldy from weight |
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Protract |
To prolong |
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Replete |
Filled to capacity, abundantly supplied |
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Soporific |
Something that tends to cause sleep and to dull awareness or alertness |
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Strident |
Loud and harsh sounding |
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Treachery |
Violation of faith; betrayal of trust; treason |
