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Cards (100)
Section 1
(50 cards)
Effulgent
Radiant, splendorous
Diffident
Shy, quiet, modest
Approbation
Praise
Enervate
To weaken, exhaust
Antipathy
A strong dislike, repugnance
Desiccated
Dried up, dehydrated
Abjure
To reject, renounce
Aspersion
A curse, expression of ill-will
Acumen
Keen insight
Deprecate
To belittle, depreciate
Contrite
Penitent, eager to be forgiven
Egregious
Extremely bad
Abrogate
To abolish, usually by authority
Dither
To be indecisive
Clemency
Mercy
Discursive
Rambling, lacking order
Alacrity
Eagerness, speed
Buffet
To strike with force or an arrangement of food set out on a table
Decry
To criticize openly
Cogent
Intellectually convincing
Defile
To make unclean, impure
Conundrum
Puzzle, problem
Ebullient
Extremely lively, enthusiastic
Capricious
Subject to whim, fickle
Brusque
Short, abrupt, dismissive
Cupidity
Greed, strong desire
Desecrate
To violate the sacredness of a thing or place
Anathema
A cursed, detested person
Buttress
To support, hold up or something that offers support
Boon
A gift or blessing
Ephemeral
Short-lived, fleeting
Blandish
To coax by using flattery
Cacophony
Tremendous noise, disharmonious sound
Conflagration
Great fire
Concomitant
Accompanying in a subordinate fashion
Burnish
To polish, shine
Credulity
Readiness to believe
Cajole
To urge, coax
Deride
To laugh at mockingly, scorn
Calumny
An attempt to spoil someone else's reputation by spreading lies
Diaphanous
Light, airy, transparent
Dissemble
To conceal, fake
Acrimony
Bitterness, discord
Ascetic
Practicing restraint as a means of self-discipline, usually religious
Effrontery
Impudence, nerve, insolence
Deleterious
Harmful
Cursory
Brief to the point of being superficial
Assiduous
Hard-working, diligent
Eschew
To shun, avoid
Demure
Quiet, modest, reserved
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