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30 Cards in this Set
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churlish
adj |
boorish; vulgar; loutish; difficult and intractable
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coalesce
v |
to come together; to fuse or unite
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coda
n |
concluding section of a musical or literary piece
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coeval
adj |
of the same period; coexisting
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commensurate
adj |
matching; corresponding or proportionate in degree, size or amount
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contemn
v |
to scorn or despise
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contumacious
adj |
insubordinate; rebellious
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corrigible
adj |
capable of being set right; correctable; reparable
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countenance
v/n |
to approve of or tolerate; face; composure
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cozen
v |
to deceive, beguile, or hoodwink
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craven
adj |
contemptibly fainthearted; lacking any courage
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curmudgeon
n |
a crusty, ill-tempered coot; a misanthrope
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daunt
v |
to cow or dismay
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debacle
n |
rout; fiasco, complete failure
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decorous
adj |
correct; formal; marked by decorum
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decorous
adj |
correct; formal; marked by decorum
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defalcate
v |
to embezzle or misappropriate
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denigrate
v |
to blacken; to belittle;to sully; to defame; to disparage
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denouement
n |
an outcome or solution; the unraveling of a plot
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deposition
n |
accretion; depositing; building up layer by layer; official testimony
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deprecate
v |
to disparage or belittle; to put down
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depredate
v |
to plunder, pillage, ravage, or destroy; to exploit in a predatory manner
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derivative
adj |
unoriginal; obtained from another source
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descant
v |
to comment at length
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descry
v |
to discriminate or discern
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desuetude
n |
disuse
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desultory
adj |
random; thoughtless; marked by a lack of plan or purpose
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detraction
n |
slandering; verval attack; aspersion
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diaphanous
adj |
transparent; gauzy
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diffident
adj |
reserved, shy, or unassuming; lacking in self-confidence
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