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56 Cards in this Set
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Flagitious |
Criminal / villainous |
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Truculent |
Eager or quick to argue or fight |
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Pugnacious |
Eager or quick to argue or fight |
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Bellicose |
Eager or quick to argue or fight |
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Obstreperous |
Ready for a fight |
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Opprobrious |
Expressing scorn or criticism |
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Vituperative |
Expressing scorn or criticism |
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Denigratory |
Expressing scorn or criticism |
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Lackadaisical |
Lacking enthusiasm or determination / carelessly lazy |
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Pejorative |
Expressing scorn or criticism |
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Libelous |
Expressing scorn or criticism |
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Scurrilous |
Expressing scorn or criticism |
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Vitriolic |
Expressing scorn or criticism |
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Fatuous |
Silly/ foolish/ especially marked by ill founded hope or desire |
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Lagniappe |
Something extra tossed in for good measure |
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Aesthete |
A person who has or professes to have refined sensitivity towards the beauties of art or nature |
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Aesthete |
A person who has or professes to have refined sensitivity towards the beauties of art or nature |
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Quixotic |
foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals; especially : marked by rash lofty romantic ideas or extravagantly chivalrous action / capricious, unpredictable. |
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Galluses |
Suspenders |
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Fletcherize |
To chew food slowly and thoughtfully |
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Convivial |
Friendly, lively, enjoyable |
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Dilatory |
Slow, lazy, sluggish, lax |
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Paean |
Song or shout of praise |
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Piquant |
Pleasantly sharp taste |
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Poignant |
Moving, sorrowful |
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Portent |
Omen, indication |
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Sonorous |
Capable of producing a deep or ringing sound |
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Balky |
Uncooperative |
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Salvo |
a simultaneous discharge/volley of artillery or other guns in a battle |
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Sporadic |
Scattered, isolated, occasional |
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Tenets |
Basic principles |
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Detente |
Easing of tensions |
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Acrimony |
Bitterness |
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Placid |
Not easily upset or excited |
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Chafed |
Rub abrasively/become or make annoyed because of some restriction or inconvenience |
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Ambivalence |
State of having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something |
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Amnesty |
Official pardon |
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Anachronism |
the action of attributing something to a period to which it does not belong |
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Autodidact |
A self taught person |
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Chicanery (pronounced shikaynery) |
The use of deception or subterfuge to achieve one's purpose |
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Distaff |
Of or concerning women |
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Euphemism |
Polite substitute |
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Exhort |
Strongly urge |
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Panacea |
a solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases |
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Chimera (pronounced kaimeera) |
An impossible fancy |
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Contumacious |
stubbornly perverse or rebellious; willfully and obstinately disobedien |
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Adjure |
Urge or request |
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Vicariously |
Experiencing something second hand, or through someone else |
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Ablution |
Act of washing oneself |
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Ignominious |
(Adjective) deserving or causing public disgrace or shame. |
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Cupidity |
Greed for money or possessions |
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Alleviate |
Make less severe |
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Curtail |
Reduce |
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Asseverate |
Affirm |
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Augment |
Increase |
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Capricious |
Changeable, inconstant |