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30 Cards in this Set
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Iconoclast |
Someone who attacks a cherished belief |
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Parochial |
Narrowly restricted in scope |
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Demur |
Show reluctance |
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Impertinent |
Being disrespectful |
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Amalgam |
Mixture of multiple things |
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Veracious |
Truthful |
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Intimate |
To suggest something subtle |
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Aberration |
Deviation of what is normal |
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Betray |
To reveal or make known to someone |
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Prevaricate |
To speak in an evasive way |
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Laconic |
Describes a person, speech or style of writing |
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Egregious |
Standing out in a negative way |
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Ingenuous |
To be naive or innocent |
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Anomalous |
Not normal |
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Extant |
Still in existence |
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Upbraid |
To reproach or scold |
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Commensurate |
To be in proportion with |
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Belie |
To give a false representation to |
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Profligate |
To spend money wastefully |
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Ambiguous |
Open to more than one interpretation |
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Venality |
Being susceptible to bribes and crime |
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Acrimony |
Butter and Ill will |
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Restive |
Restless |
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Prodigal |
Wastefully extravagant |
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Auspicious |
Favorable the opposite of sinister |
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Gregarious |
Likely to socialize with others |
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Parsimonious |
Extremely frugal |
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Calumy |
Make false statements meant to injure ones reputation |
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Amorphous |
Shapeless |
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Censure |
Express strong disapproval |
