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Cards In This Set
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Adroit
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Adj) skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind
syn: clever, deft, dexterous, slick ant: clumsy, inept, all thumbs |
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Amicable
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(adj) peaceable, friendly
syn: congenial, neighborly, cordial ant: hostile, antagonistic |
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Averse
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(adj) having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling
syn: disinclined, loath ant: favorably disposed, eager, keen |
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Belligerent
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(adj) given to fighting, warlike, combative, aggressive; (n) one at war, one engaged in war
syn: (adj) assertive, truculent, pugnacious ant: (adj) peaceful, conciliatory, placid |
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Benevolent
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(adj) kindly, charitable
syn: benign, well-meaning ant: malicious, spiteful, malevolent |
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Cursory
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(adj) hasty, not thorough
syn: quick, superficial, perfunctory ant: thorough, painstaking, careful |
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Duplicity
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(n) treachery, deceitfulness
syn: fraud, double-dealing, chicanery |
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Extol
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(v) to praise extravagantly
syn: glorify, applaud, acclaim, hail ant: criticize, belittle, disparage |
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Feasible
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(adj) possible, able to be done
syn: workable, practicable, viable ant: unworkable, impractical |
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Grimace
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(n) a wry face, facial distortion; (v) to make a wry face
syn: (n) pained expression, facial contortion ant: (n) smile, grin; (v) beam |
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Holocaust
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(n) a large-scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; aburnt offering
syn: conflagration, devastation, annihilation ant: deluge, inundation |
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Impervious
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(adj) not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance
syn: impenetrable, resistant, proof against ant: porous, permeable, vulnerable |
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Impetus
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(n) a moving force, impulse, stimulus
syn: impulse, incentive, spur ant: curb, hindrance, impediment, constraint |
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Jeopardy
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(n) danger
syn: risk, hazard,peril ant: safety, security |
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Meticulous
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(adj) extremely careful; particular about details
syn: fastidious, painstaking, fussy ant: careless, negligent, sloppy |
