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48 Cards in this Set

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abscond
to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide
arduous
strenuous; taxing; requiring significant effort
belie
to give a false impression of; misrepresent
bombast
self-important or pompous writing or speech
cacophony
harsh, jarring, discordant sound; dissonance
castigation
severe criticism or punishment
censure
to criticize severely; to officially rebuke
chicanery
trickery or subterfuge
coercive
serving or intended to compel by force or authority
condemn
to blame or denounce
conspire
to secretly work together with the intent to commit wrong or illegal act
covert
hidden; clandestine
cower
shrink in fear; cringe
craven
contemptibly fainthearted, lacking any courage
denigrate
to blacken; to belittle; to sully; to defame; to disparage
denounce
to publicly condemn or criticize
derision
scorn; ridicule; contemptuous treatment
diatribe
a harsh denunciation
discomfit
to defeat; to put down
disingenuous
insincere; lacking in honesty or frankness
dissemble
to disguise or conceal; to mislead
exacerbate
to make worse or more severe; to increase in violence
fraud
deliberate deceit with the goal of gaining an unlawful advantage
furtive
marked by stealth; covert; surreptitious
garrulous
pointlessly talkative; talking too much
harangue
to deliver a pompous speech or tirade
impudent
saucy; impertinent; bold and disrespectful
inopportune
ill-timed; unsuitable; inappropriate
irascible
easily angered; prone to temperamental outburst
malevolent
having or showing often vicious ill-will, spite or hatred
martial
associated with war and the armed forces
misanthrope
one who hates all other humans
morose
sad; sullen; melancholy
obdurate
unyielding; hardhearted; intractable
obsequious
exhibiting a fawning attentiveness
obstinate
stubborn; hardheaded; uncompromising
onerous
troubling; burdensome
opprobrium
disgrace; contempt; scorn
pedantic
the parading of learning; excessive attention to minutiae and formal rules
perjury
the purposeful giving of false or misleading testimony while under oath
provoke
to incite anger, resentment, or exasperation
recalcitrant
obstinately defiant of authority; difficult to manage
secrete
to ensconce, conceal or stow
specious
seeming true. but actually being fallacious; misleadingly attractive
spurious
lacking authenticity or validity; false, counterfeit
squander
to waste by spending or using irresponsibly
tirade
a long and extremely critical speech; a harsh denunciation
vexation
annoyance or irritation