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20 Cards in this Set
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adj. stinging, bitter in temper or tone
s. hostile |
acrimonious
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resembling a cow or ox; sluggish, unresponsive
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bovine
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dismay, confusion
s. shock |
consternation
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fat; having a large, bulky body
overweight |
corpulent
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to deny responsibility for or connection with
s. disown |
disavow
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impartial; calm, free from emotion
unbiased |
dispassionate
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disagreement, sharp difference of opinion
s. strife |
dissension
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to cause to disappear; to scatter, dispel
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dissipate
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to cleanse, purify,
s. purge |
expurgate
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an armored or protective glove; a challenge
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gauntlet
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based on an assumption or guess
s. assumed |
hypothetical
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mean, low, base
s. inferior |
ignoble
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to call into question; attack as false
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impugn
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immoderate, lacking in self-control; inclement
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intemperate
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hatred, contempt;
s. shame |
odium
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faithlessness, trechery
s. betrayal |
perfidy
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to place in a lower position; to banish
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relegate
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inclined to nausea; easly shocked or upset
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squeamish
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subordinate in capacity or role; submissively obedient
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subservient
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open to; easily ifluenced
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susceptible
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