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15 Cards in this Set
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Majordomo |
A chief butler or assistant |
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Untenable |
Impossible to defend or justify |
Groundless; unsupported; indefensible |
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Perambulate |
To walk about; to stroll |
Saunter; wander |
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Veneer |
A thin, attractive layer that conceals something |
Disguise; gloss; facade |
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Timorous |
Timid |
Bashful; sheepish; reticent |
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Luminous |
Emitting light |
Glowing; radiant |
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Circuitous |
Indirect; roundabout |
Roundabout; meandering |
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Perquisite |
A tip or payment in addition to regular |
Fringe benefit; perk; benefit |
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Probity |
Integrity; respectability |
Rectitude; decency; trustworthiness |
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Polemical |
Relating to controversy or argument |
Controversial; contentious |
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Tacit |
Indicated but not expressed; implied silently |
Hinted; suggested; unspoken |
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Largesse |
Generosity |
Magnanimity; munificence |
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Indolent |
Lazy |
Torpid; idle; lethargic |
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Circumlocution |
Unnecessarily wordy or evasive language |
Discursiveness; indirectness; evasion |
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Depredate |
To plunder and pillage |
Pilfer; ransack; ravage |
