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20 Cards in this Set
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quelled |
(verb) - to suppress; put an end to; extinguished |
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inordinately |
(adj) - not within proper or reasonable limits; excessive |
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provocation |
(noun) - something that angers/irritates |
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inconspicuous |
(adj) - not noticeable or prominent |
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rudiments |
(noun) - a mere beginning; first slight appearance of undeveloped or imperfect form of something |
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peril |
(noun) - exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger |
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erratically |
(adj/adverb) - deviating from usual of proper course in conduct |
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contemporaries |
(noun) - person or living thing existing at the same time |
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cantankerous |
(adj) - disagreeable to deal with |
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passé |
(adj) - no longer fashionable, out of date |
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apoplectic |
(adj) - overcome with anger, extremely indignant |
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decreed |
(noun) - a formal or authoritative order, especially one having the force of law |
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rectitude |
(noun) - rightness of principle or conduct; moral virtue |
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disposition |
(noun) - natural mental and emotional outlook or mood |
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contemptuously |
(adj) - showing or expressing disdain and/or scorn, disrespectful |
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indignantly |
(adverb) - feeling or expressing strong displeasure at the something unjust, offensive, or insulting |
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dispelled |
(verb) - to drive off various directions; disperse; dissipate |
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tactful |
(adj) - a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense |
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prerogative |
(noun) - an exclusive right, privilege, etc. |
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devoid |
(adj) - not possessing. untouched by, void, or destitute (usually followed by "or") |