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24 Cards in this Set
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Alacrity |
Quick willingness; briskness, lively action |
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Aspirant |
Candidate for a better job |
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Belligerent |
Seeking war, hostile, warlike |
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Belittle |
Speak of a unimportant |
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Brash |
Insolent, impudent |
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Castigate |
Punish, chastise; to correct by punishing |
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Disdain (n.) |
Scorn, contempt |
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Dregs |
Most worthless part |
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Feint |
Pretense, sham; a false attack |
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Frenzy |
Frantic outburst, wild fit |
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Intimidate |
To make afraid |
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Laceration |
Rough cut |
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Octogenarian |
Person who is 80 years olds |
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Promulgate |
Make public, proclaim |
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Pugnacious |
Combative, quarrelsome |
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Scoff |
To mock, to sneer at |
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Scurrilous |
Vulgar, using indecent language; coarse |
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Solace |
Comfort, easing of grief |
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Sordid |
Filthy, ignoble, base |
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Tangible |
Able to be touched, corporeal |
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To throw down the gauntlet |
To offer a challenge |
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Feeling no pain |
Drunk, under the influence of alcohol |
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Hobson's choice |
To have no say in the matter, to have no choice at all |
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To rule the roost |
Be the boss, lay down the laws |
