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20 Cards in this Set
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Welter
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a confused mass; a jumble
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wend
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to persuade or attempt to persuade by flatter, cajole
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Wag
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a humorous or droll person; a wit
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Virago
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a woman regarded as noisy, scolding, or domineering
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verisimilitude
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the quality of appearing to be true or real
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tautology
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needless repetition of the same sense in different words
ex: widow woman or he will win or he will not win or "he is adequate enough" |
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timorous
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full of apprehensiveness; timid
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toady
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a person who tries to please someone for personal gain, a sycophant
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torpid
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sluggish, deprived of the power of motion or feeling; benumbed,
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turgid
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excessively ornate or complex in style or language, pompous
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splenetic
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irritable, peevish, slightful
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succor
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help, assistance, relief in time of distress
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supercilious
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feeling or showing haughty disdain
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supine
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lying on the back or having face upward; marked by lethargy
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sinuous
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characterized by many cruves or turns; winding
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rabble
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a tumultuous crowd; a mob
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refractory
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obsinately resistant to authority or control
ex a refractory case of acne |
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repine
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to be discontented or low in spirits; complain or fret
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repudiate
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to reject the validity or authority of
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proclivity
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a natural propensity or inclination; predisposition
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