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24 Cards in this Set
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Impertinent |
Rude |
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Decorum |
Behavior of politeness |
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Sanctity |
Being holy or saintly |
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Connate |
Existing inside someone from birth |
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Admonish |
Warn someone firmly |
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Piquant |
Pleasantly stimulating |
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Nonchalant |
Not displaying enthusiasm |
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Integrity |
Quality of being honest with good moral principles. |
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Whim |
Sudden change of mind |
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Expiation |
Making amends for wrong doings. Attonement. |
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Extenuate |
Make an offense seem less serious |
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Expediency |
Being convenient and practical despite being immoral. Convenience. |
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Ostentation |
Pretentious display to attract attention or notice. |
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Affectation |
Behavior that is artificial to impress |
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Chagrin |
Distress or embarrassment from failing or being humiliated. |
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Magnanimity |
Generosity |
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Obsequious |
Obedient or attentive to an excessive degree. |
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Mendicant |
Beggar |
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Sycophant |
Person who acts falsly to someone to gain favor. |
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Prate |
Talking foolishly about something |
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Importune |
Ask someone persistently to do something. |
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Approbation |
Approval |
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Ameliorate |
Make something unsatisfactory better. |
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Deprecate |
Express disapproval |
