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85 Cards in this Set
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Benevolent |
Friendly and helpful Adj |
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Jubilation |
Joy, celebration, exultation Noun |
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Mundane |
Ordinary, commonplace Adj |
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Querulous |
Complaining, irritable Adj |
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Wary |
Careful, cautious Adj |
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Intrepid |
Fearless, adventurous Adj |
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Hedonist |
Person who pursues pleasure as a goal Noun |
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Precocious |
Unusually advanced or talented at an early age Adj |
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Fortuitous |
Happening by luck, fortunate Adj |
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Tenacious |
Determined, keeping a firm grip on Adj |
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Evanescent |
Quickly fading Short lived Esp. an image Adj |
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Rancorous |
Bitter Hateful Adj |
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Anachronistic |
Out of date, not attributed to the correct historical period Adj |
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Demagogue |
Leader, rabble-rouser Usually appealing to emotional or pre-judise Noun |
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Spurious |
Lacking authenticity False Adj |
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Clairvoyant |
Exceptionally insightful Able to forsee the future |
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Vindicate |
To clear form blame or suspicion |
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Superfluous |
Extra More than enough Redundant |
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Perfidious |
Faithless Disloyal Untrustworthy |
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Enervating |
Weakening Tiring |
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Abbreviate |
To shorten, abridge Verb |
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Circuitous |
Indirect, taking the longest route Adj |
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Ephemeral |
Momentary, transient, fleeting Adj |
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Inconsequential |
Unimportant, trivial Adj |
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Substantiate |
To verify, confirm, provide supporting evidence Verb |
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Amicable |
Friendly agreeable Adj |
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Censure |
To criticize harshly Verb |
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Extenuating |
Excusing, lessening the seriousness of crime or guilt Adj |
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Ostentatious |
Showy, displaying wealth Adj |
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Provocative |
Tending to provoke a response Adj |
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Antagonist |
Foe Opponent Adversary Noun |
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Convergence |
The state of separate elements joining or coming together Noun |
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Deleterious |
Harmful Destructive Detrimental Adj |
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Emulate |
To imitate Follow an example Verb |
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Pretentious |
Pretending to be important, intelligent, or cultured |
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Impute |
To attribute on action to particular person or group Verb |
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Prosaic |
Relating to prose Dull Commonplace Adj |
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Surreptitious |
Secret Stealthy Adj |
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Transient |
Temporary Short lived fleeting Adj |
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Venerable |
Respected because of age Adj |
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Adulation |
High praise Noun |
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Collaborate |
To cooperate Work together Verb |
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Divergent |
Separating Moving in different directions from a particular point Adj |
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Impetuous |
Rash Impulsive Acting without thinking Adj |
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Sagacity |
Wisdom Noun |
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Assiduous |
Persistent Hard working Adj |
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Digress |
To turn aside Stray from the main point Esp in a speech or argument Verb |
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Florid |
Red- colored Flushed Gaudy Ornate Adj |
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Nonchalant |
Calm Casual Seeming unexcited Adj |
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Resilient |
Quick to recover Bounce back |
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Arid |
Extremely dry Deathly boring Adj |
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Discredit |
To harm the reputation of Dishonor or disgrace Verb |
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Hackneyed |
Cliched Worn out by overuse Adj |
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Opulent |
Wealthy Adj |
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Reclusive |
Preferring to live in isolation Adj |
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Abstinence |
The act of restraining from pleasurable activities Noun |
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Conformist |
Person who complies with accepted rules and customs Noun |
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Exemplary |
Outstanding, an example to others Adj |
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Lobbyist |
Person who seeks to influence political events Noun |
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Suppress |
To end an activity To prevent the dissemination of information Verb |
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Adversity |
Misfortune |
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Condescending |
Possessing an attitude of superiority |
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Disdain |
To regard with scorn or contempt |
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Frugal |
Thrifty Cheap |
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Prudent |
Wise Cautious Careful |
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Inevitable |
Certain Unavoidable Adj |
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Longevity |
Long life Noun |
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Novice |
Apprentice Beginner Noun |
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Reverence |
Worship Profound Respect Noun |
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Subtle |
Hard to detect or describe Preceptive Adj |
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Camaraderie |
Trust Sociability among friends Noun |
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Intuitive |
Instinctive Untaught Adj |
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Reconciliation |
The act of agreement after a quarrel The resolution of a dispute Noun |
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Scrutinize |
To observe carefully Verb |
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Superficial |
Shallow Lacking in depth |
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Aesthetic |
Pertaining to beauty or the arts Adj |
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Conditional |
Depending on a condition |
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Procrastinate |
To unnecessary delay Postpone Put off |
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Spontaneity |
Impulsive action Unplanned events |
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Tactful |
Considerate Skillful in acting to avoid offense to others |
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Abate |
To become less in amount or intensity |
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Aslyum |
A shelter from danger or hardship |
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Brusque |
Marked by rude or peremtory shortness |
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Compassion |
A deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering |
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Fortitude |
Strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity with courage |
