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26 Cards in this Set
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expigency |
urgent situation |
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extirpate |
to root out; to eradicate |
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stigma |
a token of disgrace |
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stint |
a period of time;to be thrifty |
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supersede |
to replace or supplant |
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tenacious |
holding fast |
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trepidation |
nervous feeling; fear |
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viscous |
sticky; gluey |
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expatiate |
to speak or write at some length on a given topic or theme |
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stoic |
lacking emotional response, especially in the face of pain or adversity |
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stolid |
dull, impassive |
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stratify |
to form or place in layers |
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truculence |
ferocity |
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vituperate |
overwhelm with wordy abuse |
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vociferous |
making a loud outcry |
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truculent |
harsh or brutal |
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expiation |
means by which atonement or reparation is made |
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extenuating |
state of explaining or justifying in order to lessen the seriousness of a action; for example extenuating circumstances may lessen the punishment for a crime |
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implicit and tacit |
unwritten |
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arduous and onerous |
demanding |
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eviscerate |
to gut |
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inveigle and entice |
convince |
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verdant |
bountiful |
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stygian and gloomy |
dark |
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pulchritude |
beauty |
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perfidy |
disloyalty |
