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15 Cards in this Set
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Despondent |
Feeling gloomy or hopeless |
Joyful, buoyant |
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Protocol |
The formal or official way of correctly doing something |
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Candid |
Honest and straightforward; blunt |
Evasive |
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Jingoism |
Extreme, chauvinistic patriotism, often favoring an aggressive, warlike foreign policy |
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Redress |
To make right; to correct |
Exacerbate, worsen |
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Argot |
Special words or phrases used by specific group of people |
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Appease |
To calm; to make satisfied (often only temporarily) |
Aggravate |
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Strident |
Harsh sounding; grating |
Soothing |
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Chaos |
Complete disorder |
Order; harmony |
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Expunge |
To erase or eliminate |
Add |
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Bigot |
One who is intolerant of differences in others |
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Augment |
To enlarge; to increase in amount or intensity |
Narrow; reduce |
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Toilsome |
Requiring exhaustive effort; laborious |
Easy; effortless |
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Negligence |
Careless neglect, often resulting in injury |
Care; attention |
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Privation |
Lack of basic life necessities; extreme poverty |
Wealth; luxury |
