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20 Cards in this Set
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Interloper
the interloper was only a mouse |
trespasser, intruder
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Circumspect
Be circumspect when you meet a stranger |
cautious
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Captious
Don't be captious, Mommy!! |
criticism, faultfinding
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Congenial
Mommy is very congenial. |
Friendly
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Acerbic
The food was acerbic |
sour, bitter, tart, pungent, caustic.
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pariah
The begger was looked upon as an pariah. |
an outcast to society
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vaunt
Veronica was known to vaunt her knowledge of vocabulary. |
boast
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enigma
The diappearance was an enigmatic mystery. |
puzzle
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slothful
The slothful youth brought his parents grief. |
lazy
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parochial
The parochial parents were not happy with the piercings. |
narrow-minded
(also used to mean a Catholic school) |
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paragon
she was a paragon of virtue. |
the ideal
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transitory
It was a transitory illness. |
momentary, fleeting
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ostensible
Ostensibly a wimp, Clark tried to conceal he was Superman. |
-not what it seems
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disparage
Gossip columnists often disparage their subjects. |
degrade, malign
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noisome
a noisome pile of noodles |
foul, fetid
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wont
Wilbur was wont to spending great wads of money on computer games. |
used to, accustomed
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contrition
The thief was filled with contrition after he realized what he had done. |
regret, remorse
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somber
- a somber expressiion |
solemn, glommy
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onus
The onus appeared heavy, but actually had a bright side. |
burden
disagreeable necessity |
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surreptitious
The slimy snake slilthered surreptitiously up the tree. |
sneaky, covert
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