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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 |
Giving to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive; 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 my an absence of interest |