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15 Cards in this Set
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Turbulent |
Characterized by unrest or disorder |
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Affront |
Treat, mention, or speak to rudely |
He took his suggestion as an affront |
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Calamity |
An event resulting in great loss and misfortune |
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Insolence |
An offensive disrespectful act |
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Spurn |
To reject with contempt |
She spurned the invitation |
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Pith |
The most vital part of some experience or idea |
The pith of his argument was... |
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Awry |
Away from the correct or expected course |
The plans for dinner went awry |
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Calumny |
An abusive act on a person's character or good name |
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Melancholy |
A humour that was once believed to cause sadness |
He had a melancholy attitude at his mother's funeral |
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Temperance |
The trait of avoiding excesses |
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Termagant |
A scoldy, nagging, or bad tempered woman |
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Lament |
Express grief verbally |
She lamented over her father's death |
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Clemency |
Leniency and compassion shown towards offenders |
The prisoner was shown clemency for his crimes |
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Gambol |
To play boisterously |
The puppy gamboled in the backyard |
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Prate |
To speak about unimportant matters rapidly or incessantly |
She was pratting about her new shoes |
