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19 Cards in this Set
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Obliquely
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in a way that is not straightforwards, indirectly
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antagonize
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oppose, make angry
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infallible
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never wrong
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acquiescence
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agreement without protest
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succinct
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clear and brief
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venerable
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impressive on account of age or historic associations
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elucidate
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to explain or clarify something
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acrimonius
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full of or displaying anger and resentment, bitter, nasty
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dictum
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official pronouncement
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tenet
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a principle or belief generally held to be true
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mollified
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soothed, calmed
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volition
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the act of exercising the will
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temerity
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foolish or rqach boldness
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unmitigated
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absolute, not lessened or eased in any way
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fatalistic
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to fatalistic about something is to accept it as though it were inevitable-nothing could be done to change it
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vehement
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full of emotion and strong feeling
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brevity
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shortness in time, the economical use of words in writing
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impertinence
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disrespect, boldness and rudeness, especially to a superior
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spurious
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being different from waht it claims to be
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