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19 Cards in this Set
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Adroit |
(adj.) skillful, expert in the use of hands or mind. |
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Amicable |
(adj.) peaceful, friendly |
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Averse |
(adj.) having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling. |
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Belligerent |
(adj.) given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive (n.) one at war, one engaged in war |
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Benevolent |
(adj.) kindly, charitable |
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Cursory |
(adj.) hasty, not thorough |
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Duplicity |
(n.) treachery, deceitfulness |
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Extol |
(v.) to praise extravagantly |
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Feasible |
(adj.) possible, able to be done |
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Grimace |
(n.) a wry gave, facial distortion (v.) to make a wry face |
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Holocaust |
(n.) a large-scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering |
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Impervious |
(adj.) not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance |
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Impetus |
(n.) a moving force, impulse, stimulus |
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Jeopardy |
(n.) danger |
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Meticulous |
(adj.) extremely careful; particular about details. |
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Nostalgia |
(n.) the purest essence or form of something; the most typical example |
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Retrogress |
(v.) to move backward; to return to an earlier condition |
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Scrutinize |
(v.) to examine closely |
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Tepid |
(adj.) lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest |