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16 Cards in this Set

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Grievance
n complaint

sarcasm

n ironic criticism
potential
adj capable of becoming something
commiserate
v sympathize
pardon
v excuse
punctuate
v to break into at intervals
dawdle
v to spend time wastefully
superstitious
adj believes in doing rituals out of fear of magic and chance
Contaminate
Def: to make (something) dangerous, dirty, or impure by adding something harmful or undesirable to it Pos: Verb
Codger
Def: an eccentric old man Pos: Noun
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
Divulge
Def: to make (information) known : to give (information) to someone Pos: Verb
Intone
Def: to speak (a prayer, poem, etc.) in a way that sounds like music or chanting Pos: Verb
Temporarily
Def: during a limited time Pos: Adverb
Sympathizer
Def: one who feels sorry for someone who is in a bad situation Pos: Noun
Dissident

Def: A person who opposes official policy, esp. that of an authoritarian state Pos: Noun