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41 Cards in this Set
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Scurrilious |
making or spreading scandalous claims about someone with the intention of damaging their reputation
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abjure |
solemnly renounce belief/claim |
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chagrin |
feeling of distress or embarrassment |
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bemusement |
to make confused |
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altruism |
unselfish regard for; devotion to the welfare of others |
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malfeasance |
wrongdoing, especially by a public official |
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fatuous |
foolish or stupid |
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ribald |
referring to sexual matters in an amusingly rude or irreverent way |
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ignominious |
deserving or causing public disgrace |
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apocryphal |
story or statement of doubtful authenticity although widely circulated as being true |
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acumen |
ability to make good judgements and quick decisions |
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acridity |
sharp or biting to the taste or smell |
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trenchancy |
very strong, clear & effective |
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mellifluous |
sweet or musical; pleasant to hear |
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laconic |
using very few words |
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circuitous |
longer than the most direct way |
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exacerbate |
to make worse |
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extirpate |
root out and destroy completely |
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recondite |
little known; abtruse |
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detritus |
waste or debris of any kind |
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bedlam |
a scene of uproar and confusion |
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truclent |
eager or quick to fight or argue |
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ebullient |
cheerful and full of energy |
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brusque |
abrupt or offhand in speech or manner |
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inccineraed |
to burn or reduce to ashes; cremate |
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reticent |
not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily |
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congenial |
pleasant or agreeable due to similar interests |
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propriety |
correct behavior; obedience to rules and customs |
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propitiate |
to conciliate; to apease |
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repudiate |
to reject the validity of |
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whimsical |
acting in a fanciful or capricious manner; unpredictable |
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reticent |
silent, reserved |
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soporific |
causing sleep or lethargy |
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specious |
deceptively attractive; seemingly plausible but fallacious |
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stolid |
unemotional; lacking sensitivity |
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tacit |
done without using words |
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torpor |
extreme and physical sluggishness |
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vacillate |
to sway physically; to be indecisive |
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venerate |
to respect deeply |
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obdurate |
hardened in feeling; resistant to persuasion |
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scurrilous |
making or spreading scandalous claims about someone with the intention of damaging their reputation |
