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86 Cards in this Set
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Calumny |
Slander, defamation |
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Castigate |
Criticize or reprimand with intent to correct |
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Diatribe |
Abusive denunciation or criticism |
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Excoriate |
To denounce or berate severely |
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Harangue |
Long, intense verbal attack, scolding |
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Inveigh |
Protest strongly or attack vehemently with words |
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Objurgate |
Reproach or upbraid harshly |
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Obloquy |
Censure, blame or abusive language, commonly towards the public |
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Opprobrium |
Reproach incurred by conduct, infamy |
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Pillory |
Expose to public derision |
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Vituperate |
To address with harsh language, revile |
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Circuitous |
Roundabout, indirect |
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Parsing |
To analyze (speech or sentences) in terms of structure and form |
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Venal |
Willing to be bribed it purchased |
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Vicissitudes |
Successive changing phases or conditions |
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Salubrious |
Favorable in health |
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Opprobrious |
Outrageously disgraceful or shameful |
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Dearth |
An inadequate supply, scarcity |
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Mercurial |
Changeable, volatile, fickle, animated, lively |
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Frenetic |
Frantic, frenzied |
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Arrogates |
To claim unwarrantably, ascribe to another |
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Apogee |
Highest point, climax |
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Capitulate |
Give in, concede |
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Impugn |
To challenge as false, cast doubt |
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Acrimony |
Bitter feelings |
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Sinecure |
An office or position requiring little it no work |
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Gainsaid |
To deny, dispute it contradict |
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Ebullience |
High spirits, exhilaration, overflow |
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Candor |
Quality of being frank or free from bias |
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Dolorous |
Fill of it expressing sorrow, mournful |
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Assuaging |
To make mild, relieve, appease, soothe |
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Histrionic |
Relating to acting, over emotional, dramatic |
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Inimical |
Adverse in effect, unfavorable, hostile |
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Abstruse |
Hard to understand |
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Reticent |
Reserved |
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Scurrilous |
Offensive |
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Panned |
Criticized |
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Abjured |
Renounced |
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Nepotism |
Favouritism towards family, particularly in business and politics |
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Malfeasance |
Legally unjustified action by a public official |
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Supercilious |
Haughty, disdainful or contemptuous |
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Fatuous |
Foolish or unreal |
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Ribald |
Vulgar |
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Ignominious |
Disgrace |
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Acridity |
Sharp or biting, stinging |
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Trenchancy |
Keen, vigorous |
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Acumen |
Insight |
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Mellifluous |
Sweetly or smoothly flowing |
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Laconic |
Few words |
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Euphonic |
Pleasing to the ear |
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Strident |
Harsh or grating |
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Extirpate |
To remove or destroy completely |
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Recondite |
Dealing with profound or esoteric matters |
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Detritus |
Broken down material |
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Punctilious |
Strict or exact in formalities |
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Waggish |
In good humor |
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Convalescing |
Recovering health |
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Truculent |
Fierce, cruel, scathing |
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Panegyrical |
Praise, especially in oration |
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Ebullient |
High spirited, overflowing with enthusiasm |
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Phlegmatic |
Apathetic, calm |
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Timorous |
Fearful, timid |
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Vacillating |
Wavering, indecisive |
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Dilettantish |
For amusement only |
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Ambrosial |
Pleasing to taste or smell, divine |
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Catholic |
Expansive, all inclusive |
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Forwent |
Abstained |
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Ostentatious |
Action intended to draw attention or notice |
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Orotund |
Speech that is strong, full; pompous |
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Depilation |
To remove hair from |
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Torrid |
Parching or burning hot |
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August |
Inspiring reverence or admiration |
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Acrimonious |
Caustic, stinging or bitter in nature |
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Repudiation |
Reject as having authority, disown |
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Cosseted |
Coddle, pamper, treat as a pet |
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Inundated |
To flood, over spread with water |
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Obviate |
To anticipate and prevent |
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Middling |
Moderate, average |
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Opined |
To hold it express an opinion |
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Averred |
Assert or affirm with confidence |
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Exigencies |
Requirements |
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Parsimonious |
Frugal or stingy |
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Penurious |
Stingy, miserly |
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Rapacious |
Greedy, predatory |
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Proscribe |
Denounce or condemn |
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Appellation |
Act of naming; a title or designation |
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