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30 Cards in this Set
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fawn
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To act slavishly submissive
grovel |
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calumny
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a false, malicious accusation
slander, slur |
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berate
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to scold or rebuke severely and at length
lackey |
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impede
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to hinder, obstruct
retard, delay |
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prevaricate
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to lie
hedge |
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desolate
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lonely, forlorn, uninhabited
barren, deserted, bleak |
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aghast
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feeling great dismay or horror
terrified, horrified, shocked |
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garble
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to mix up
distort |
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lampoon
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a written satire used to ridicule or attack someone
parody, caricature |
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filch
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to steal
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fallible
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capable of error
imperfect |
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ghastly
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horrible, frightful
dreadful, hideous |
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fabricate
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to concoct; to make up a STORY IN ORDER TO DECEIVE
FORGE, FAKE |
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eradicate
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to wipe out, destroy
eliminate |
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narcissistic
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conceited, having excessive self love or admiration
vain, egotistic |
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affiliate
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an associate; a partner
member, colleague |
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neophyte
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a beginner
novice, amateur |
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granary
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a storehouse for grain
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homily
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a sermon
lecture, speech |
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pacify
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to calm down
appease, placate |
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emit
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to send out, to give forth as in light or sound
produce, discharge, release |
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bane
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the cause of ruin, harm, death or distress
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bilk
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to cheat, swindle, or to thwart
defraud, con |
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choleric
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easily angered
irascible, cantankerous |
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blight
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a curse
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blatant
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obvious, too conspicuous
unconcealed, deliberate |
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demise
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death, ceasing to exist
termination, conclusion |
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qualm
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a feeling of uneasiness
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dawdle
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to waste time
tarry, loiter |
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decadence
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moral deterioration
decay, corruption, debauchery |
