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10 Cards in this Set
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Ludicrous
Adjective |
Causing laughter because absurd or ridiculous.
She put the oats in the freezer instead of puting them into the cabinet which her mom told her to do. |
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Callow
Adjective |
Young and inexperienced; immature.
He was suprised when his company hired a callow youth just out of college for the important new position. |
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Blithe
Adjective |
Cheerful; happy
Our neighbor is a blithe fellow who tells amuzing stories. |
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Nepotism
Noun |
Favoritism shown to relatives, especially in securing jobs.
Whenever a President appoints a relative to a government position, the cry of nepotismis raised by the opposing party. |
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Malign
Verb |
To speak of evil
I can't bear to hear you malign such a good man. |
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Posthumous
Adjective |
Occuring after death
Only 2 of Emily Dickinson's poems were published before she died; the rest were posthumous. |
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Heinous
Adjective |
Outrageously evil or wicked
The convict was severely punished for his heinous crime |
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Clandestine
Adjective |
Secretive
The clandestine activities of the terrorist group were never discovered by the police. |
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Refute
Verb |
to disprove or demonstrate the falsity of something
The district attorney summoned many witnesses' to refute the testimony of the defendant. |
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Cursory
Adjective |
Hurried or not through
His cursory studying of the material couldn't give him a full understanding of the subject. |
