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10 Cards in this Set
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Ludicrous
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Absurd
The thirty year old man told his son that he didn't know how to count up to five, the son thought that that was ludicrous. |
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Callow
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Inexperienced
The callow teacher didn't teach the lesson correctly. |
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Blithe
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Merry, joyful, or happy.
The blithe neighbor was so blithe, that she gave cookies to the kids up the street. |
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Nepotism
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To favor a relative.
The president was accused of nepotism when he chose his brother as head general. |
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Malign
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to speak of evil.
I can't believe you are going to malign such a good lady. |
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Posthumous
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Occurring after a death.
Anne Frank's diary was posthumous. |
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Heinous
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Wicked
"you are a heinous step father" the boy said with anger. |
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Clandestine
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To keep secret for an illegal purpose.
the police never caught the thieves and their clandestine acts. The police never caught the thieves because they clandestine their acts. |
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Refute
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To disaprove
The mother was refuting against her daughter's grades. |
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Cursory
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Hasty
The parents made a cursory decision for their son to go to sleep away school. |
