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30 Cards in this Set
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Cistern |
A large receptacle for storing water |
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Connoisseur |
An expert |
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Contempt |
A feeling that something is low or disgusting |
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Deign |
To stoop to a level considered beneath ones dignity |
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Echelon |
A level within an organization |
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Farce |
A comedy based on crudely humor |
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Grit |
Minute rough particles |
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Hogwash |
Worthless of false speech or writing |
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Humbug |
Something done to trick or deceive |
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Implore |
To ask for urgently |
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Impregnable |
Invincible |
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Incense |
To make angry |
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Inflection |
An alteration in tone or pitch of the voice |
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Lascivious |
Lustful |
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Ligature |
Something that unites or bonds |
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Litany |
A long repetitive recitation |
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Meritorious |
Deserving reward or praise |
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Modulate |
To adjust or regulate |
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Mutilate |
To disfigure by damaging irreparably |
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Penitent |
Feeling regret |
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Petty |
Having secondary rank or importance |
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Prattle |
To talk idly or babble |
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Predatory |
Characterized by robbing it exploiting others |
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Presumptuous |
Excessively forward |
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Recalcitrant |
Marked by stubborn defiance of authority or guidance |
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Silo |
A tall cylindrical structure for storing grain |
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Sleuth |
A detective |
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Subservient |
Subordinate in function |
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Tourniquet |
Device usually an encircling bandage |
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Verisimilitude |
Resemblance to the truth |
