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35 Cards in this Set
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obstreperous
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adj. marked by unruly noisiness
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mortifying
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adj. embarrassing
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deference
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n. respect; regard
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interpose
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vb. to put between, as in a conversation
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appal
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vb. to overcome with consternation, shock, or dismay
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cudgel
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n. a short, heavy club
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insolent
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adj. impudent
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mettle
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n. strength of spirit
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intimation
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n. a hint; a delicate, indirect communication
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enmity
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n. ill-will; hatred
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stalwart
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asj. strong; sturdy
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sally
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n. a witty remark
vb. to rush forward |
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distaff
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n. a staff for holding wool
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prudent
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adj. judicious, wise
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infalliable
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adj. incapable of error
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rebuke
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vb. to criticize or reprimand
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gluttonous
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adj. voracious; likely to eat a lot
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retort
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vb. to reply, answer
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bandy
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vb. to exchange banter; to discuss lightly
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audacity
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n. boldness, arrogance
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reconnoitre
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vb. to make a preliminary survey of
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abject
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adj. spiritless; beaten down
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alms
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n. charity; money to the poor
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perdition
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n. eternal damnation; utter destruction
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ignominious
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adj. shameful
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adjure
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vb. to command solemnly, as if under oath
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profligacy
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n. wild extravagance
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regale
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vb. to entertain sumptuously
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carrion
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n. dead, rotting flesh
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quandry
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n. a state of perplexity
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captious
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adj. highly critical, as in a captious palate (sp?)
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diffidence
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n. hesitation due to lack of confidence
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satire
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n. the literary art of diminishing a subject by making it ridiculous and exposing what is wrong or hypocritical about it
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irony
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n. the expression of the opposite from that which is intended
-the situation is ironic: the vet ran over the dog -the words are the opposite from that which is intended: "I love this lima bean puree." -the character does not understand the irony |
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sarcasm
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n. an extreme form of irony intended to cut or wound
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