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Isee upper groups 7 - 11, 23 - 40 > Untitled Deck > Flashcards

Untitled Deck Flashcards

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Abject

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extremely bad and degrading

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Affect

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influence someone or something

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Antecedent

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something that existed before

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Atrophy

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waste away or gradually decline

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Bravado

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bold manner meant to impress

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Clout

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influence, sway, or power

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Convoluted

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extremely complex and difficult

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Demagogue

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leader appealing to popular desires

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Divulge

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make information known

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Eminent

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famous and respected

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Euphony

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sound that is pleasing to hear

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Filament

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slender threadlike object or fiber

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Gratuitous

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uncalled for or unwarranted

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Idiosyncrasy

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peculiar behavior or way of thinking

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Inception

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starting point of something

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Innocuous

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not harmful or offensive

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Jeer

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make rude or mocking remarks

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Lout

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man or boy greatly lacking in manners

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Miser

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one who hoards wealth

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Obscene

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offensive or disgusting

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Pejorative

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uncomplimentary or belittling

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Pithy

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using few, but clever words

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Prodigal

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wastefully extravagant

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Quell

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put an end to, usually by force

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Repudiate

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disown or refuse to accept

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Savory

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salty, spicy, or morally acceptable

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Sterling

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excellent or valuable in quality

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Swagger

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confident and arrogant walk

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Truant

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one who skips school

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Vibrant

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full of energy and enthusiasm

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Abrasive

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harsh and biting in manner

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Affinity

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natural liking of something

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Antediluvian

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out of date or very old‐fashioned

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Attest

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certify or serve as clear evidence of

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Brazen

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bold and without shame

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Cloying

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disgustingly sweet or sentimental

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Copious

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abundant in quantity or supply

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Demoralize

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cause to lose hope or confidence

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Docile

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submissive and easily controlled

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Emigrate

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move from one’s country to another

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Evanescent

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quickly fading or disappearing

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Finicky

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very picky about one’s needs

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Gregarious

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very sociable or fond of company

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Idolize

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worship greatly or excessively

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Inchoate

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just begun and not fully formed

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Innovate

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make change with new ideas

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Jingoism

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extreme patriotism (negative)

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Lucrative

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producing a great deal of profit

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Misnomer

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inaccurate name or designation

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Obscure

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not discovered or known about

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Pariah

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an outcast from society

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Pittance

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very or too small amount of money

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Prodigious

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remarkably great in size or degree

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Querulous

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complaining in a whining manner

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Repulsive

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arousing intense distaste or disgust

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Savvy

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shrewd and knowledgeable

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Scurrilous

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slanderous and grossly abusive

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Sycophant

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one who flatters to gain an advantage

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Truce

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temporary stop to hostilities

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Vicarious

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experienced secondhand

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Abridge

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shorten something but keep its spirit

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Affirm

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state something as a fact

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Antiquity

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the ancient past or great age

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Audacious

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incredibly bold or disrespectful

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Brevity

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concise and exact use of words

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Coalesce

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come together and form one mass

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Cordial

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warm, comforting, and friendly

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Denigrate

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criticize or attack unfairly

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Dogmatic

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uncompromising on principles

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Emollient

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soothing and calming

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Eviscerate

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disembowel or deprive of strength

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Flagellate

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flog or whip something

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Grotesque

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comically or repulsively ugly

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Idyllic

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extremely happy or peaceful

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Incise

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to cut or carve into a surface

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Inordinate

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unusually large or excessive

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Jocular

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humorous, playful, or fond of joking

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Ludicrous

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foolish to the point of being laughable

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Mitigate

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make less serious, severe, or painful

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Obsequious

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excessively obedient

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Parody

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a comically mocking imitation

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Placate

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make less angry or hostile

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Profane

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treat with great disrespect

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Query

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a question asked to someone

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Reputable

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having a good reputation

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Scant

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barely sufficient or adequate

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Stimulate

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encourage action or development

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Synthetic

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manmade, or not genuine or sincere

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Truism

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statement that is obviously true

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Vie

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eagerly compete to achieve something

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Abscond

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leave in secret to avoid detection

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Affluent

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having a great deal of wealth

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Antithesis

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a thing in direct contrast to another

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Augment

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add to something to make it greater

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Brunt

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the worst or chief part of something

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Coax

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persuade or flatter something to act

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Corpulent

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being fat or overweight

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Decry

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publically criticize or denounce

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Denounce

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publically declare to be wrong or evil

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Doleful

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mournful or expressing sorrow

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Empirical

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based on evidence or observation

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Exacerbate

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make something worse

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Flagrant

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obviously offensive or shameless

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Ignoble

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not honorable in any way

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Incisive

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sharp‐witted and clear‐thinking

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Insidious

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treacherous and subtly harmful

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Jollity

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lively and cheerful activity

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Lugubrious

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looking or sounding sad

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Obsolete

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out of date or no longer made

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Parsimonious

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unwilling to spend money

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Placid

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not easily upset or excited

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Prim

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stiffly formal and respectable

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Proffer

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offer something to be accepted

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Quiescent

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inactive or dormant

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Requital

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something given in return/retaliation

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Scathing

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severely critical or devastating

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Stoic

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not showing feeling or emotion

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Tacit

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understood without being said

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Truncate

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shorten by cutting top or end off

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Vigilant

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watchful, attentive, and observant

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Abstemious

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showing self‐restraint

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Affront

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action that causes offense or outrage

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Apathy

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lack of enthusiasm or concern

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Auspicious

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conducive to success

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Brusque

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abrupt or blunt in manner

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Cobble

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roughly assemble something

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Corroborate

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confirm or give support

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Deplete

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exhaust the supply of something

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Douse

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extinguish or saturate

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Emulate

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imitate or surpass something

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Exalt

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hold in very high regard

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Fleeting

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lasting a very short time

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Guile

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sly or cunning intelligence

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Ignominious

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humiliating or embarrassing

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Incite

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encourage or stir up action

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Insinuate

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suggest or hint at something bad

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Judicious

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showing good judgment

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Luminous

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full of light, or bright or shining

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Mollify

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appease someone’s anger or anxiety

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Obstinate

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stubborn and unyielding

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Partisan

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prejudiced in favor of something

142
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Plagiarize

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steal and pass off a thing as your own

143
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Profound

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very great or intense

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Quintessential

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being the perfect example of a thing

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Rescind

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revoke, cancel, or repeal

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Scion

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descendant of a notable family

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Stolid

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calm, dependable, and unemotional

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Taciturn

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reserved or uncommunicative

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Tumultuous

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loud, confused, and disorderly

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Vignette

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brief evocative story or account

Isee upper groups 7 - 11, 23 - 40 (2 decks)

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