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15 Cards in this Set
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demean |
(v.) to lower the status or dignity of something or oneself |
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intractable |
(adj.) difficult to control, unmanageable, especially describing a difficult or stubborn person |
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pernicious |
subtly dangerous |
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deplore |
to express strong sorrow or disapproval |
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inure |
to become accustomed to something, especially something unpleasant |
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capricious |
having a tendency to sudden and unpredictable changes in mood or behavior |
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extraneous |
(adj.) irrelevant or unrelated to the subject being dealt with |
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penurious |
unwilling to spend money, stingy |
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salutation |
a formal term for a gesture made as greeting or acknowledgment of another's arrival or departure |
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affront |
a action or remark that cause outrage or offense; to make such a remark /action that causes outrage or offense |
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exonerate |
to clear officially from blame for a crime or wrongdoing |
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insidious |
appealing but potentially harmful, seductive |
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ribald |
referring to sexual matters in an amusingly rude or irreverent way |
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adumbrate |
to sketch out in a vague way |
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expunge |
to erase or remove completely, especially from an official record |
