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50 Cards in this Set
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abjure |
to reject, renounce |
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abrogate
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to abolish with authority |
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acerbic |
biting , bitter in tone or taste |
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acrimony |
bitterness, discord |
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acumen |
keen insight |
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adumbrate |
to sketch out in a vague way |
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alacrity |
eagerness, speed |
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anathema |
a cursed, detested person |
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antipathy |
a strong dislike |
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approbation |
praise |
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arrogate |
to take without reason |
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ascetic |
practicing restraint |
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aspersion |
a curse, expression of ill will |
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assiduous |
hard-working |
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blandish |
to coax with flattery |
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boon |
a gift or blessing |
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brusque |
short, abrupt, dismissive |
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buffet |
v) to strike with hard force n) an arrangement of food on a table |
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burnish |
to polish or shine |
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buttress |
V) to support, hold up n) something that offers support |
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cacophony |
n) tremendous noise, disharmonious sound |
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cojole |
v) to urge, coax |
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calumny |
n) an attempt to spoil someone else's reputation by spreading lies
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capricous |
adj) subject to whim, fickle |
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clemeny |
n) mercy |
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cogent |
adj) intellectually convincing |
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concomitant |
adj) accompanying in a subordinate fashion |
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conflagration |
n) great fire |
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contrite |
adj) penitent, eager to be forgiven |
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conundrum |
puzzle, problem |
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credulity |
n) readiness to believe |
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cupidity |
n) greed, strong desire |
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cursory |
adj) brief to the point of being superficial |
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decry |
V) to criticize openly |
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defile |
V) to make unclean, impure |
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deleterious |
adj) harmful |
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demure |
adj) quiet, modest, reserved |
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deprecate |
V) to belittle, depreciate |
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deride |
V) to laugh at mockingly, scorn |
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descrate |
v) to violate the sacredness of a thing or place |
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desiccated |
adj) dried up, dehydrated |
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diaphanous |
adj) light, airy transparent |
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diffident |
adj) shy, quiet, modest |
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discursive |
adj) rambling, lacking order |
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dissemble |
V) to conceal, fake |
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dither |
V) to be indecisive |
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ebullient |
adj) enthusiastic |
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effrontery |
n) impudence, nerve, insolence |
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effuglent |
adj) radiant, splendourous |
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egregious |
adj) extremely bad |