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15 Cards in this Set
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Pique |
To cause resentment; to provoke. syn: irritate ant: assuage |
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Linguistics |
The scientific study of the structure, sounds, meanings of language. |
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Plebeian |
A commoner; one from the lower class. syn: peon, peasant |
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Precocious |
Showing early development, especially mental. Syn: Advanced |
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Predatory |
Inclined to prey on others. syn: Pillaging, despoiling ant: nurturing |
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Prowess |
Superior skill or ability. syn: strength, dominance, power/ ant: weakness |
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Pugnacious |
Eager and ready to fight. syn: combative, belligerent ant: placid, pacific |
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Purloin |
to steal. syn: burglarize |
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Pusillanimous |
cowardly, fearful. syn: fainthearted, timid ant: brave, bold |
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Quell |
to put an end to; to allay or quiet. syn: calm ant: foment, incite |
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Quixotic |
very idealistic, impractical, caught up in romantic notions. ant: realistic, practical |
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Rabble |
a disorderly crowd, a mob. syn: riffraff |
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Rabid |
raging; fanatical. syn: uncontrollable, fervid ant: placid |
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Raconteur |
A person skilled at telling stories. |
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Vindictive |
Seeking revenge; bearing a grudge. syn: vengeful ant: forgiving |
