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20 Cards in this Set
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Adroit |
Skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind. |
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Amicable |
Peaceable, friendly |
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Averse |
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 |
kindly, charitable |
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Cursory |
Hasty, not thorough |
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Duplicity |
Treachery, deceitfulness |
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Extol |
To praise extravagantly |
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Feasible |
Possible, able to be done |
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Grimace |
A wry face, facial distortion; To make a wry face |
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Holocaust |
a large-scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering |
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Impervious |
not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance. |
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Impetus |
a moving force, impulse, stimulus |
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Jeopardy |
danger |
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Meticulous |
extremely careful; particular about details |
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nostalgia |
a longing for something past; homesickness |
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quintessence |
the purest essence or form of something; the most typical example |
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retrogress |
to move backward; to return to an earlier condition |
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scrutinize |
to examine closely |
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tepid |
lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest. |
