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25 Cards in this Set
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germane
The comment is not germane to the argument |
relevant
appropriate |
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penchant
a penchant to purchase chocolate |
a strong inclination
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qualm
he had some qualms about attending the rock concert |
misgivings
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rancor
filled with rancor |
ill-will
anger |
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perverse
the perverse nurse |
stubborn
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pedantic
the pedantic professor |
too concerned with formal rules and details
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fulminate
Judah fulminated over the restriction on computer games |
protest loudly
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fickle
That girl is very fickle. |
unpredicatable changes in affections or attachments
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digress
Don't digress or people will listen less and less |
stray away from the subject
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banal
Bananas are banal. |
ordinary, dull
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penitent
He appeared to be pentitent, but his attitude might have been fake. |
regretful, repentant
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culpable
Was he calpable? |
guilty
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confluence
The confluence of two rivers. |
flowing together
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epitome
He was the epitome of a rock star |
a model, the perfect picture
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exculpate
ex' kul pate The culprit was quickly exculpated. |
to free from blame,
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sanguine
The lad had a sanquine temperment. |
confidently optimistic and cheerful
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euphony
Me for you, and you for me-- What a sense of euphony--- |
sweetness of sound
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altercation
They had a slight altercation. |
quarrel
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avaricious
The avaricioius business owner was certainly surprised. |
greedy
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effete
eh feet' If an athlete's fett become effete, he can no longer compete. |
weak
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solicitously
Sancho came down the hill solicitously. |
worried, with anxious concern
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audacious
I'll pull the beard of any audacious mortal who tries to stop me. |
fearlessly bold,
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precedent
The action established a precedent |
Judah hoped Luke's gift of a gaming computer in high school would serve as a family precedent.
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compulsory
attendence is compulsory |
required
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aplomb
He answered the questions with aplomb. |
poise, self assurance
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