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31 Cards in this Set
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Lexicon |
Word use in language or by people |
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Purvey |
To make available or provide for use |
Provide |
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Expatriate |
Force to leave a country |
Banish,exodus |
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Sleuth |
Act as detective |
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Intrigued |
Making secret plan |
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Penitent |
Feeling or showing sorrow bcz you hv done something wrong |
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Compunction |
Regret or guit |
Penitent |
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Belligerence |
An agressive or truculent attitude |
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Bellicose |
Showing tendency to argue or fight |
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Pugnacious |
Showing readiness or desire to fight |
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Dove |
Who does not want war |
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Raillery |
Friendly joking |
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Banter |
To address in witty and teasing manner |
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Persiflage |
Light raillery |
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Repartee |
Conversation in which clever statement and replies are made |
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Riposte |
Clever and quick reply |
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Prodigal |
Carelessly and foolishly spending |
Cheapskate |
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Convalesce |
To strong healthy and strong again |
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Obdurate |
Refuse to do what people say |
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Pertinacious |
Adhering resolutely to an opinion |
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Eschatology |
Subject deals with end of humankind |
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Arrogate |
To claim and seize in illegal or unfair way |
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Heresy |
Adherence to religion contrary to world religion practice |
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Incest |
Intimate |
Copulate |
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Precocious |
Having develop certain ability at an early age |
Rathe-ripe |
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Insouciant |
Showing lack of concern |
Uninterested |
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nonchalantl |
Relax and calm in way that show you do not care |
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Phlegmatic |
Having an unemotional and stolidly calm disposition |
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Blithe |
Showing lack of proper thought and care |
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Parvenu |
A person of humble origin who has gained wealth and influence or celebrity |
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Arriviste |
One that is new and uncertain arrival |
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