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24 Cards in this Set
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vociferous |
outspoken |
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entreaties |
humbling asking for something |
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precarious |
a position or state that is in danger |
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vituperative |
harsh, scathing |
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winsome |
attractive in appearance or character |
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physiognomy |
the look of someone's face |
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ingratiating |
desperately trying to gain the affection of others |
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fawning |
expressing exaggerated flattery |
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amicable |
agreeable |
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bucolic |
relating to the countryside |
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inscrutable |
difficult to understand |
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prolix |
an excess of words |
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palatable |
acceptable/satisfactory |
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amalgam |
a mixture or variety |
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benign |
harmless |
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pernicious |
harmful in a subtle or gradual way |
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asceticism |
renouncing of world pleasures |
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austerity |
lack of worldly pleasures, harsh living style |
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austere |
sever or strict in matter, attitude, or appearance |
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punctilious |
fussing over details |
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fastidious |
overly concerned with details |
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hackneyed |
lacking significance through having been overused; unoriginal and trite |
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execrate |
express great loathing for |
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bristle |
to express anger |
