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15 Cards in this Set
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Adulate (verb) |
to flatter and praise so much it's sickening |
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Bereft (adjective) |
lacking something needed |
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Cantankerous (adjective) |
ill-natured; quarrelsome |
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Deter (verb) |
to prevent or discourage from happening |
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Epitaph (noun) |
memorial text carved on a tombstone |
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Malodorous (adjective) |
smelling bad; having a bad odor |
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Neologism (noun) |
a newly coined word, phrase, or expression |
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Obtrude (verb) |
to force oneself or one's ideas on others |
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Paragon (noun) |
model or example of perfection |
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Queasy (adjective) |
nauseated; feeling sick |
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Ravage (verb) |
to do terrible damage to |
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Tact (noun) |
skill in dealing with people in difficult situations |
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Unscrupulous (adjective) |
unprinicipled; lacking ethical values |
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Uncouth (adjective) |
crude; unrefined |
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Vex (verb) |
to harass or irritate |
