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16 Cards in this Set
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Discretion |
Good judgement |
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Denigrate |
To say very critical or unfair things about someone, badmouth |
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Fortuitous |
Happening by chance, lucky, fortunate |
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Recalcitrant |
Stubbornly refusing to obey rules or orders |
The manager worried that the recalcitrant employee would try to undermine his authority |
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Penury |
The state of being very poor, extreme poverty |
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Homogeneous |
Uniform |
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Elegy |
Sad poem or song |
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Pristine |
Clean, fresh, neat |
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Ingenuity |
Skill or cleverness to solve problems |
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Tacit |
Expressed or understood without being directly stated, implies |
We have a tacit agreement that if I wash the dishes, she dries and puts them away. |
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Apprise |
To give information to someone, acquaint, brief |
Let me apprise you off the current situation |
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Sanction |
Official permission or approval |
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Consternation |
Strong feeling of surprise or sudden disappointment that causes confusion |
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Condone |
To forgive or approve, excuse |
He is to quick to condone his friends fault |
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Calibrate |
To adjust or mark |
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