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20 Cards in this Set
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Acrimonious
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(adj) a meeting or discussion that is one in which people argue a lot and get very angry
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Bovine
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(adj) slow and slightly stupid, like a cow
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Consternation
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(n) a feeling of worry, shock, or fear
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Corpulent
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(adj) fat
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Disavow
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(v) to say that you are not responsible for something, that you do not know about it, or that you are not involved with it
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Dispassionate
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(adj) not influenced by personal emotions and therefore able to make fair decisions
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Dissension
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(n) disagreement among a group of people
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Dissipate
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(v) to gradually become less or weaker before disappearing completely, or to make something do this
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Expurgate
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(v) to remove some parts because they are considered harmful or offensive
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Gauntlet
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(n) a glove covered in metal, used for protection by soldiers in the past; to be criticized or attacked by a lot of people
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Hypothetical
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(adj) based on a situation that is not real, but that might happen
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Ignoble
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(adj) thoughts, feelings, or actions that you should feel ashamed or embarrassed about
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Impugn
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(v) to express doubts about someone's honesty, courage, ability etc.
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Intemperate
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(adj) language or behaviour that shows a lack of control, which other people think is unacceptable
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Odium
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(n) a strong feeling of hatred that a lot of people have for someone because of something they have done
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Perifdy
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(n) when someone is not loyal to another person who trusts them
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Relegate
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(v) to give someone or something a less important position than before
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Squeamish
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(adj) easily shocked or upset, or easily made to feel sick by seeing unpleasant things
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Subservient
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(adj) always obeying another person and doing everything they want you to do
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Susceptible
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(adj) likely to suffer from a particular illness or be affected by a particular problem
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