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Cards (103)
Section 1
(50 cards)
apprehensive
fearful or worried
capricious
impulsive and unpredictable
acquiesce
to give in
indifferent
Having no preference
inevitable
unavoidable
flagrant
extremely bad, glaring; scandalous, notorious
ambiguous
unclear or undecided
ameliorate
to improve
novel
new; interesting
indolence
laziness
enigma
a puzzle; a mystery
discern
to differentiate between two or more things
atrophy
to waste away from lack of use
augment
to make larger, increase
insipid
bland; boring; tasteless
taciturn
habitually silent or quiet, inclined to talk very little
prosaic
commonplace or dull
extol
to praise highly
provincial
limited in knowledge of the world; narrow-minded
depravity
moral corruption; wickedness
dubious
doubtful
disparity
inequality; difference
fastidiuos
hard to please; fussy
complacent
self-satisfied; smug
revere
to worship; to honor bc of respect
ascetic
One who leads a life of self-denial and contemplation; absent of luxury
candor
honesty
compliance
Conforming to a request or demand
benevolent
kindly; to wish well
derision
Contemptuous ridicule or mockery
servile
overly submissive; cringing
expedient
convenient; practical
apathy
a lack of feeling, emotion, or interest (opposite of empathy)
anarchy
a lack of government and law; chaos
anecdote
a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person
peripheral
on the edge, not important
parsimony
stinginess
ephemeral
short-lived; fleeting
reticent
not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily
banal
common, ordinary
disdain
contempt
autonomy
independence; self-rule
austere
severe or strict in manner, attitude, or appearance
obsure
difficult to understand; hazy; unclear
expedite
to speed up
respite
a break; intermission
innocuous
(adj.) harmless, inoffensive; insignificant
prodigal
wasteful
innovate
to make changes; to modernize
aesthetic
concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty
Section 2
(50 cards)
listless
lacking energy and enthusiasm
elucidate
to clarify, explain
deference
humble submission and respect
eccentric
odd; out of the ordinary; quirky
didactic
intended to instruct
bastion
a strong defense or fort
philanthropist
someone who benefits mankind
denounce
to speak against publicly
benign
kind and gentle
affable
friendly
desecrate
to show disrespect or to deface something sacred
incessant
never stopping, going on all the time
assuage
to reduce pain
acuity
sharpness (particularly of the mind or senses)
disparage
to speak poorly of
futile
hopeless; without effect
euphonious
pleasant sounding
heretic
someone who goes against accepted religious beliefs
drone
to talk on and on in a dull way
ponderous
weighty; heavy
zeal
enthusiasm
pious
deeply religious
adulation
adoration; excessive praise or flattery
gullible
easily deceived
conciliate
to soothe anger
paucity
scarcity
pedestrian
Ordinary, dull, commonplace
immutable
unchangeable; permanent
cacophonous
harsh sounding
surreptitious
secret
credulous
gullible; ready to believe without proof
tentative
not certain
profuse
very abundant; given or flowing freely
dissonance
a harsh and disagreeable combination, especially of sounds
dogmatic
stubbornly opinionated
dissent
disagreement
scrupulous
exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details; having high moral standards, principled
protracted
drawn out; lengthy
guile
cunning; deceitfulness
squander
to waste
digression
wandering away from the subject
languid
slow, sluggish, listless, weak
diffident
shy, lacking self-confidence; modest, reserved
static
Having no motion or change
philistine
one who lacks culture or taste
contrite
extremely apologetic, remorseful, repentant
strut
a self-important walk
virulent
harmful
avarice
greed
laud
to praise highly
Section 3
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