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Cards (122)
Section 1
(50 cards)
prolific
fruitful, present in large numbers
redundant
repeated
sporadic
occurring at irregular intervals
benign
gentle, kindly
magnanimous
very generous
Ameliorate
become better
profligate
recklessly extravagant or wasteful
pithy
brief, to the point
Laconic
Brief and to the point
taciturn
reserved or uncommunicative in speech
pellucid
translucently clear
impetuous
acting or done quickly without thought or care
hackneyed
unoriginal
lionize
treat someone as a celebrity
docile
compliant, submissive
obscure
not discovered to known about; uncertain
mercurial
unpredictable change of mood
didactic
educational
dissonance
lack of harmony, disagreement
prudent
acting with or showing care and thought
vociferous
loud and clamorous
fortuitous
happening by accident
garrulous
excessively talkative
corroborate
to give support
extant
In existence; surviving
Iconoclast
someone who attacks cherished beliefs
alacrity
lively and cheerful
cacophony
a harsh, discordant mixture of sound
orthodox
conforming to all the traditional beliefs
obdurate
refuse to change one's opinion; stubborn
ostentation
pretentious and vulgar display intended to impress
capricious
given to sudden behavior change
dogmatic
opinionated
copious
abundant in supply
pragmatic
concerned with practical matters
inculpate
accuse or blame
imminent
about to happen
belie
disguise
prosaic
not challenging
scrupulous
diligent, extremely careful
exacerbate
infuriate
arduous
difficult to accomplish
placate
make someone less angry
frivolous
trivial, silly
misanthrope
person who hates others
adulterate
alter, often for profit
obsequious
obedient
Insipid
lacking taste or flavor
esoteric
mysterious
idiosyncrasy
a way of thought towards an individual
Section 2
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prodigal
wastefully extravagant
superfluous
extra, unnecessary
venerate
regard with great respect
diffidence
lack of confidence
lethargic
lazy
euphoric
intense excitement
auspicious
conductive to success
fervid
intensely enthusiastic
soporific
tending to induce drowsiness or sleep
fastidious
very careful
succinct
brief, to the point
erudite
well-educated, cultured
recalcitrant
disobedient
ingenious
clever, original, and inventive
eulogy
praise, exclamation
sanguine
optimistic or positive
anachronism
error in time placement
equivocate
to avoid giving a clear or direct answer to a question
engender
cause or give rise to
plausible
seeming reasonable
profound
very great or intense
trivial
little value or importance
disparate
allowing comparison
fractious
irritable
enigma
difficult to understand, mysterious
trite
silly, commonplace
pusillanimous
lacking courage, fearful
audacious
reckless, daring
malign
hurtful
ambivalent
having mixed feelings
inchoate
undeveloped
conspicuous
obvious, easily seen
providential
lucky, occurring at a favorable time
chicanery
deception, trickery
advocate
person supporting an idea or cause publicly
prevaricate
deceive, stretch the truth
loquacious
tending to talk a great deal
belligerent
hostile and aggressive
bolster
support or strengthen
reticent
secretive, quiet
inimical
tending to obstruct or harm
dispassionate
unfeeling, impartial
innocuous
harmless and inoffensive
pedant
a person who overemphasizes rules
enervate
weaken, wear out
tumultuous
confused or disorderly
ephemeral
momentary, passing
meticulous
very careful and precise
vacillate
go back and forth
gainsay
deny or contradict
Section 3
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