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15 Cards in this Set
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Meager
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Lacking in amount or quality, poor.
EX:A growing dog cannot survive on such a meager quantity of food. |
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Paucity
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Small amount or number.
EX:I have such a paucity of clothes now that i have nothing to wear. |
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Tactful
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Saying or doing the proper thing.
EX:Its important to be tactful when meeting the president. |
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Inquisitive
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Curious
EX: She isnt nosy; shes just very inquisitive. |
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Presumptious
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Bold to the point of rudeness.
EX: Would it be presumptuous of me to ask for seconds? |
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Impudence
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Bold, Disrespect, or Rudeness.
EX:Young man, your impudence is not respectful to someone who is as old as i am. |
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Incorrigible
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Not capable of being reformed.
EX:Young lady, you are incorrigible; they are going to lock you up and throw away the key. |
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Heir
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A person who inherits anothers belongings.
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Predecessor
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A person who precedes another in an office or a position.
Ex:George H.W. Bush was Bill Clintons predesessor. |
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Stupefy
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To make less alert.
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Tumultuous
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Characterized by a noisy uproar.
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Ghastly
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Shockingly frightful
EX: I heard to be the queen of england, you have to be willing to wear ghastly clothes. |
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Lampoon
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Sharp satire
EX: The constant lampoons in the newspapers must be very hard to laugh at when you are their subject. |
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Levity
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Lightness; lacking seriousness.
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Usurp
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To seize power by force.
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