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27 Cards in this Set
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Inauspicious |
Not conductive to success |
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Abash |
Make someone feel embarrassed or ashamed |
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Evanescent |
Soon passing out of sight, memory or existence |
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Ignominy |
Public shame or disgrace |
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Spurn |
Reject with disdain or contempt |
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Visage |
A persons facial expression |
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Preternatural |
Beyond what is normal or natural |
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Eminent |
Famous and respected within a particular sphere or profession |
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Remonstrate |
Make a forcefully reproachful protest |
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Sagacity |
The quality of being sagacipus |
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Contumacious |
Stubbornly or willfully disobedient to authority |
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Inscrutable |
Impossible to understand or interpret |
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Amenable |
Open and responsive to suggestion; easily persuaded or conteolled |
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Anathema |
Something or someone that vehemently dislikes |
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Capricipus |
Given to sudden and unnacountable changes of mood or behavior |
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Dauntless |
Showing fearlessness and determination |
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Exigency |
An urgent need or demand |
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Vindicate |
Clear of blame or suspicion |
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Pillory |
A wooden framework |
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Inimical |
Tending to obstruct it harm |
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Propensity |
An inclination or natural tendency to behave in a particular way |
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Obviate |
Remove a need or difficulty |
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Precocity |
Describes a smartness or skill that's achieved much earlier than usual |
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Enigma |
A person or thing that is mysterious |
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Asperity |
Harshness of tone or manner |
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Inure |
Accustom to something. Especially something unpleasant |
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Mollify |
Appease the anger or anxiety |
