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16 Cards in this Set
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Grievance |
n complaint |
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sarcasm |
n ironic criticism |
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potential |
adj capable of becoming something |
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commiserate |
v to sympathize |
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pardon |
to allow (an offense) to pass without punishment : forgive Verb |
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punctuate |
v to break into at intervals |
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dawdle |
v to spend time wastefully |
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superstitious |
adj believes in doing rituals out of fear of magic and chance |
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Contaminate |
Def: to make (something) dangerous, dirty, or impure by adding something harmful or undesirable to it Pos: Verb |
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Codger |
Def: an eccentric old man Pos: Noun |
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Metaphor |
Def: a word or phrase for one thing that is used to refer to another thing in order to show or suggest that they are similar Pos: Noun |
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Divulge |
Def: to make (information) known : to give (information) to someone Pos: Verb |
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Intone |
Def: to speak (a prayer, poem, etc.) in a way that sounds like music or chanting Pos: Verb |
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Temporarily |
Def: during a limited time Pos: Adverb |
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Sympathizer |
Def: one who feels sorry for someone who is in a bad situation Pos: Noun |
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Dissident |
Def: A person who opposes official policy, esp. that of an authoritarian state Pos: Noun |
