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48 Cards in this Set

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Derogatory
Tending to Diminish ; A ___ remark
impugn
to challange as false
innuendo
an indirect intimation about a person or thing,
reprove
to disapprove of strongly, to criticize or correct
Conducive
helpful; favorable ; Good eating habits are _____ to good health.
Extricate
to free or release from entanglement; disengage: to release someone from a dangerous situation.
Importune
demand with urgency or persistence.
To beg for
concede
to acknowledge as true, just, or proper; admit: He finally ____ that she was right.
egress
a means or place of going out; an exit.
Predecessor
2.Something that has been succeeded by another: The new building is more spacious than its ______.
unprecedented
without previous instance; never before known or experienced;
Antithesis
opposition; contrast: the ________ of right and wrong.
Disparity
lack of similarity or equality; inequality; difference: a _____in age;
flourish
thrive
baseness
NOUN morally low; without estimable personal qualities; dishonorable; meanspirited; selfish; cowardly.
exalted
raised or elevated, as in rank or character; of high station:
Replication
a reply; answer.
vulgar
characterized by ignorance of or lack of good breeding or taste:
Lamented
to feel or express sorrow or regret for: to ____ his absence
Affability
.pleasantly easy to approach and to talk to; friendly; cordial; warmly polite: an affable and courteous gentleman.
Mutiny
revolt or rebellion against constituted authority, esp. by sailors against their officers.
Malice
desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another, either because of a hostile impulse or out of deep-seated meanness: the _____ and spite of a lifelong enemy.
Reverence
a feeling or attitude of deep respect tinged with awe; veneration.
Indignant
feeling, characterized by, or expressing strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base: ___ remarks; an ______ expression on his face.
bequeathing
1. Law To leave or give (personal property) by will.
2. To pass (something) on to another; hand down: _________ to their children a respect for hard work.
Legacy
1. (Law) a gift by will, esp of money or personal property
Repute
estimation in the view of others; reputation: persons of good ____
abridged
to reduce or lessen in duration, scope, authority, etc.; diminish; curtail: to abridge a visit; to _____ one's freedom.
Assuage
to make milder or less severe; relieve; ease; mitigate: to ______ one's grief; to _____ one's pain.
Taciturn
silent; inclined to silence; reserved in speech; reluctant to join in conversation.
imprudent
Not Cautious; not prudent; lacking discretion; incautious; rash.
Malevolent
wishing evil or harm to another or others; showing ill will; ill-disposed; malicious: His failures made him ______ toward those who were successful.
benign
having a kindly disposition; gracious: a ____ king.
2.showing or expressive of gentleness or kindness: a ___ smile.
Morbid
suggesting an unhealthy mental state or attitude; unwholesomely gloomy, sensitive, extreme, etc.: a _____interest in death.
Ascertain
to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine: to______the facts.
Rudements
a mere beginning, first slight appearance, or undeveloped or imperfect form of something: the _______ of a plan.
Prerogative
an exclusive right, privilege, etc., exercised by virtue of rank, office, or the like: the ________ of a senator.
pensive
dreamily or wistfully thoughtful: a _____ mood.
2.expressing or revealing thoughtfulness, usually marked by some sadness: a ____ adagio.
fluctuations
continual change from one point or condition to another.
Adamant
too hard to cut, break, or pierce
vehement
strongly emotional; intense or passionate:
recluse
shut off or apart from the world; living in seclusion, often for religious reasons.
Eccentricities
b.Deviation from the normal, expected, or established.
connived
2.To scheme; plot
anthropomorphic
giving human characteristics or attributes to a being or thing not human, esp. to a deity.
Arete
making up good character.
allude
to contain a casual or indirect reference
covet
to desire wrongfully, inordinately, or without due regard for the rights of others: to ____ another's property.