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Cards (50)

Section 1

(50 cards)

dilatory

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tending to delay or procrastinate

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capricious

Front

impulsive and unpredictable

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apostate

Front

one who abandons long-held religious or political convictions

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upbraid

Front

to scold sharply

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abeyance

Front

temporary suppression or suspension

Back

potentate

Front

one who has the power and position to rule over others; monarch

Back

keen

Front

having a sharp edge; intellectually sharp; perceptive

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aerie

Front

a nest built high in the air; an elevated, often secluded, dwelling

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malinger

Front

to evade responsibility by pretending to be ill

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acidulous

Front

sour in taste or manner

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anodyne

Front

something that calms or soothes pain

Back

arrogate

Front

to take without justification

Back

acme

Front

highest point; summit; the highest level or degree attainable

Back

approbation

Front

approval or praise

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antipathy

Front

strong dislike

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fawn

Front

to grovel

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assuage

Front

to make something unpleasant less severe

Back

affected

Front

phony; artificial

Back

boor

Front

crude person, one lacking manners or taste

Back

Rococo

Front

very highly ornamented; relating to an 18th century artistic style of elaborate ornamentation

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cabal

Front

a secret group seeking to overturn something

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antagonize

Front

to annoy or provoke to anger

Back

ingratiate

Front

(v.) to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others (sometimes used in a critical or derogatory sense)

Back

jettison

Front

(v.) to cast overboard, get rid of as unnecessary or burdensome

Back

sentient

Front

aware; conscious; able to perceive

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abdicate

Front

to give up a position, right, or power

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ersatz

Front

fake

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anachronism

Front

something out of place in time

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nettle

Front

to irritate

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adulterate

Front

to make impure

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apocryphal

Front

of questionable authority or authenticity

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abscond

Front

to leave secretly

Back

amulet

Front

ornament worn as a charm against evil spirits

Back

distend

Front

to swell, inflate, or bloat

Back

augury

Front

prophecy; prediction of events

Back

accretion

Front

a growth in size; an increase in amount

Back

abase

Front

to humiliate, degrade

Back

lachrymose

Front

tearful

Back

august

Front

dignified; grandiose

Back

analgesia

Front

a lessening of pain without loss of consciousness

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ardor

Front

intense and passionate feeling

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abstemious

Front

moderate in appetite

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anomaly

Front

deviation from what is normal

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amortize

Front

to diminish by installment payments

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venerate

Front

to respect deeply

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abstain

Front

to choose not to do something

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abjure

Front

to reject; abandon formally

Back

sanguine

Front

cheerful; optimistic

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assail

Front

attack, assault

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alacrity

Front

a cheerful readiness; brisk and eager action

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