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Section 1
(50 cards)
congenial
suitable to your needs
frivolous
not serious in content or attitude or behavior
docile
easily handled or managed
curtail
terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent
dearth
an insufficient quantity or number
iconoclastic
characterized by attack on established beliefs
eclectic
selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas
ephemeral
anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day
demean
reduce in worth or character, usually verbally
circumspect
careful to consider potential consequences and avoid risk
didactic
instructive, especially excessively
hackneyed
repeated too often; over familiar through overuse
exonerate
pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
languid
lacking spirit or liveliness
gluttonous
given to excess in consumption of especially food or drink
larceny
the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
deference
courteous regard for people's feelings
innate
present at birth but not necessarily hereditary
deplore
to express strong disapproval of
corroborate
to give evidence for
dissipate
cause to separate and go in different directions
absolve
grant remission of a sin to
caricature
a representation of a person exaggerated for comic effect
incongruity
the quality of disagreeing
espouse
choose and follow a theory, idea, policy, etc.
amenable
disposed or willing to comply
coalesce
fuse or cause to come together
ingenuous
lacking in sophistication or worldiness
farce
a comedy characterized by broad satire
candor
the quality of being honest and straightforward
fawning
attempting to win favor by flattery
ingrate
a person who shows no gratitude
meek
humble in spirit or manner
flippant
showing an inappropriate lack of seriousness
debilitate
make weak
mutability
the quality of being capable of mutation
derision
the act of threatening with contempt
diffident
showing modest reserve
garrulous
full of trivial conversation
fallacious
containing or based on incorrect reasoning
immutable
not subject or susceptible to change or variation
disparage
express a negative opinion of
acrimony
a rough and bitter manner
banal
repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
fastidious
giving and careful attention to detail
discord
lack of agreement or harmony
derivative
a compound obtained from another compound
nonchalance
the trait of remaining calm and seeming not to care
decry
to express strong disapproval of
decorous
characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste in manners and conduct
Section 2
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