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12 Cards in this Set
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entreaty |
desperate plea; serious and passionate request |
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caustic |
intended to mock, offend or belittle somebody |
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homage |
show of respect towards somebody |
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congenial |
pleasant and suited to somebody's tastes' agreeable; affable; friendly |
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facetious |
intended to be funny but often innapropriate |
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impropriety |
behavior that is not considered appropriate; rudeness |
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benevolence |
goodwill; charitable act without seeking anything in return |
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opaque |
not letting light through |
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reclamation |
trynig to correct something or somebody's faults; reformation; change |
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condescension |
people who think they are better than others |
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corrobate |
to support somebody or a statement with info |
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aspiration |
strong desire to achieve something |
