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16 Cards in this Set
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Congenial |
Agreeable, pleasant |
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Inauspicious |
Unfavorable, unlucky, suggesting bad luck for the future |
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Indubitably |
Without a doubt, unquestionably. In = no, dubit = doubt |
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Evanescent |
Vanishing, soon passing away, light / airy |
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Ignominy |
Deep disgrace |
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Iniquity |
Wickedness, sin; Grossly immoral act |
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Pillory |
(n) something used to publicly punish offenders ; (v) to expose to public contempt/ridicule |
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Flagrant |
Extremely or deliberately shocking / noticeable |
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Countenance |
Person's face / facial expression |
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Abate |
(v) make less in amount/degree/etc.; subside, become less, deduct, omit |
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Expound |
To explain in detail, to clarify |
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Sagacity |
Shrewdness, soundness of perspective |
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Albeit |
Although, even though |
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Lurid |
Causing shock/horror/revulsion ; pale, sallow in color |
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Amenable |
Willing to follow advice or authority, tractable, liable to be held responsible |
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Peremptory |
Nature of command with no opportunity for debate/denial/refusal; determined, commanding, absolute |
