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20 Cards in this Set
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Ardent (adj) |
Passionate (can also mean burning or glowing) |
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Untinctured (n) |
Unaffected and untouched |
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Acrimony (n) |
Bitterness or ill feeling |
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Exigence (n) |
An urgent need or demand |
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Licentious (adj) |
Promiscuous and unprincipled (Mr. Wickham) |
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Palatable (adj) |
(Of food or drink) pleasant to taste/ of an action or purposal, acceptable or satisfactory |
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Cogent (adj) |
(Of an arguement or case) clear logical or convincing |
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Insufferable (adj) |
Too extreme to bear; intolerable (Mrs. Bennet, Mr. Collins, the summer heat) |
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Condole (v) |
To express sympathy for someone, to grieve with |
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Dilatory (adj) |
Slow to act |
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Equipage (n) |
A carriage or horses with attendants |
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Pedantic (adj) |
Too concerned with accuracy and formality |
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Insipid (adj) |
Lacking vigor or interest |
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Strictures (n) |
Restrictions on a person or activity |
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Felicity (n) |
The quality or state of being happy |
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Ensign (n) |
A military flag |
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Mirth (n) |
Amusement expressed in laughter |
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Panegyric (n) |
A public speech or text in praise of someone or something |
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Precipitance (n) |
Happening with haste or without warning |
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Celerity (n) |
Swiftness of movement |
