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31 Cards in this Set
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Quiddity |
The essence of, a unique feature of |
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Sedulous |
Diligent |
Sitting down |
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Scurrilous |
Slanderous, defamatory, making or spreading scandalous claims about someone to damage their rep |
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Sententious |
Overly moralizing in tone, moralistic, self-righteous, sanctimonious, lecturing |
A judge gives a sentence |
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Sequacious |
Dependent |
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Shibboleth |
Widely held belief that is outdated and untrue |
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Sidereal |
Pertaining to the stars |
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Skulduggery |
Deceitful behavior |
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Sobriquet |
Nickname |
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Sodality |
Companionship |
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Solecism |
Mistake in grammar, manners, or social custom |
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Sophistry |
False reasoning |
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Stentorian |
Loud and powerful (voice) |
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Stolid |
Calm, showing little emotion |
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Superogatory |
Beyond what is required |
Opposite of mandatory |
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Supervene |
Supervening circumstances are unforseen circumstances that come later and disrupt something (I was going to _ until the weather supervened) |
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Arrogate |
Take or claim without justification; arrogate to themselves the ability to... |
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Abrogate |
Repeal or do away with |
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Indefatigable |
Not capable of tiring |
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Intransigent |
Refusing to budge or compromise |
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Puissance |
Power, might, or force |
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Discomfit |
Make someone feel uneasy, embarrassed, or confused |
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Gainsay |
Deny or contradict (a fact), oppose or speak out against (a person); gainsaid |
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Adjure |
Command or urge urgently and solemnly |
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Anomie |
social instability resulting from a breakdown of standards and values, or personal uncertainty and alienation coming from a lack of purpose or ideals |
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Truculent |
Cruel, aggressive, harsh |
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Gamin/gamine |
Child who hangs around on the streets, street urchin |
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Perorate |
Give a long and formal speech |
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Spate |
Large number or amount, sudden or strong flood or outburst |
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Martinet |
One who adheres strictly to rules |
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Bumptious |
Self-assertive in a noisy, presumptuous way, pushy, conceited |
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