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14 Cards in this Set
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Kin |
Related by blood. |
Although the house was full of guests, he was with his kin in the basement |
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Scourge |
The action of being whipped. Something that has brought on suffering. |
The prisoner was scourged for his offence. |
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Scruple |
An ethical or moral principle that inhibits action. |
She did not steal the wallet on the ground because of her scruples. |
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Exhort |
Force or impell in an indicated direction. |
The politician exhorted us to vote for their cause. |
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Conjecture |
A hypothesis that has been formed by speculating |
He was not at dinner and his reasoning was conjecture. |
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Superfluous |
More that is needed or desired or required. |
With the rain cape and hood, the umbrella was superfluous |
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Impetuous |
To act rashly or without thought |
To save his dog the boy ran into the fire impetuously |
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Riotous |
Characterized by unrest or disorder. |
The party last night was riotous. |
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Antiquity |
A historic period preceeding the middle ages. |
The scene from Parthenon is from antiqity |
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Incensed |
Anger at something unjust or wrong |
Some people are incensed when animals are put down. |
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Repast |
The food served and eaten at one time. |
They met for lunch and enjoyed the repast. |
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Abatement |
An interruption in the intensity or amount of something |
There was an abatement in the noise from the party next door. |
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Remiss |
Failing in what duty requires. |
I was remiss in returning the invitation. |
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Mountebank |
A flamboyant deceiver. |
After we lent him our money and he disappeared, we were convinced we was a mountebank. |
