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50 Cards in this Set

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nullify
to render or declare void
vilify
to defame; slander
imprudent
lacking discretion; incautious
impudent
casual disrespect
redolent
serving to bring to mind
indolent
causing no pain
covert
secretive; hidden
covet
wrongfully desired of great wealth
petulant
sudden, irritable,
insolent
rude or impertinent
expound
to explain in details
denouement
the outcome of a series of events
malaise
a feeling of uneasiness
tenet
a principle held to be true
enjoin
to direct or command
prodigious
extremely large in bulk
causing amazement or wonder
probity
integrity and honesty
perfidy
deliberate breach of trust
cadence
the rhythm in human speech
beseech
to beg or solicit eagerly
portend
to be a sign of, to presage
tenure
the condition of holding a property
emolument
compensation
propound
propose; to put forward into consideration
comport
to behave or conduct oneself
stentorian
powerful in sound
proscribe
to forbid, prohibit
effrontery
a boldness that is offensive due to its lack of tact
ensconce
to place snugly or securely
purport
to give the false impression of being something
drudgery
hard monotonous work
malice
a need to see others suffer
rescind
to abrogate, to make invalid
satire
use of irony, sarcasm, and ridicule
verisimilitude
the appearance of truth
demur
to make objections
malady
any desperate condition
redolent
serving to bring to mind
querulous
habitually complaining
renounce
to give up, leave voluntarily
preclude
to prevent the existence, to make impossible
indolence
causing little or no pain
inundate
to overwhelm, flood
inure
to toughen, harden
to make into use
perjure
to willfully make a false statement
dissident
unorthrodox
desolate
lonely, no shelter
adulation
to admire servilely
rejoinder
to answer, reply
insolence
rude and impertinent