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14 Cards in this Set
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defile |
spoil; debase; degrade (the land was defiled by the previous owner) |
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compunction |
feeling regret or remorse for a bad deed |
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scepter |
a ceremonial occasion for sovereignty |
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duplicity |
Though he said he didn't know anything about the footprints in the new sidewalk, his duplicity, or deceitfulness, was obvious from the cement caking his shoes |
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malice |
intention to cause harm. If someone feels malice toward you, look out! They've got bad intentions. |
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maraud |
rage and rove in search for booty |
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malediction |
like cursing someone. “Darn you!” “Go bury your head in the sand.” “You ugly nincompoop!” |
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goad |
an actual pointy stick, used to get someone up and doing something |
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overwrought |
deeply agitated by emotion |
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venerate |
to worship, adore, be in awe of |
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shroud |
garment in which a course is rapped in |
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stifled |
like a stifled yawn; held in check with difficulty |
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execrable |
extremely bad or unpleasant |
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affront |
a deliberately offensive act. If someone blows smoke in your face after you've asked him to put out his cigarette, you would consider it an affront |
