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29 Cards in this Set
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Abject |
Extremely bad or severe |
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Baize |
A course woolen or cotton fabric |
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Mien |
A person's appearance or facial expression |
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Hypocrisy |
People who tell other people not to do something that they do anyway |
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Napery |
House hold linen |
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Sedulous |
To be involved or accomplished with careful perseverance. |
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Trifling |
Having little value or importance |
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Blackguardedly |
To be a rude or dishonest man |
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Insensate |
To lack sense or understanding |
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Lamentation |
An expression of sorrow or deep sadness |
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Mortify |
To cause someone to feel embarrassed |
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Odious |
Causing hatred or strong dislike |
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Scud |
To move or go quickly |
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Sunder |
To split apart an organization or people in a violent way |
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Unmanning |
To deprive of manly vigor, fortitude, or spirit |
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Capacious |
Able to hold or contain a lot; large in capacity |
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Efficacy |
The power to produce a desired result or effect |
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Perennial |
Present at all seasons of the year |
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Premonitory |
Giving a warning |
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Scruple |
An ethical consideration of actions |
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Transcendental |
Beyond the limits of ordinary experience |
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Volatile |
To change in a sudden or extreme way |
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Acquiescence |
Tending to accept or allow what other people want or demand |
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Denizen |
A person, animal, or plant that lives or often is found in a particular place or region. |
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Enigma |
Someone or something that is difficult to understand or explain |
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Feint |
A quick movement that you make to trick an opponent |
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Incongruous |
Not agreeing with what is usual or expected |
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Multifarious |
Of many and various kinds. |
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Unscrupulous |
Not honest or fair. |
