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29 Cards in this Set
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emit |
to give off |
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dastardly |
cowardly |
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aplomb |
poise;confidence |
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defile |
to make filthy or dirty |
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score |
to criticize harshly |
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layman |
a person not belonging to the clergy or a skilled profession |
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malleable |
able to be shaped |
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incumbent |
obligatory |
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feasible |
possible |
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guise |
outward appearance |
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axiom |
self-evident statement |
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beleaguer |
to harass; to lay siege |
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armageddon |
decisive battle |
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anathema |
thing or person to be dammed or detested |
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rife |
widespread |
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tenuous |
thin;flimsy |
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nebulous |
vague |
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status quo |
the accepted existing conditions |
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paragon |
model of excellence |
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rive |
to split |
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nascent |
just beginning |
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untenable |
not defendable |
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veneer |
attractive but superficial appearance; artificial coating |
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spurious |
false |
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remonstrate |
to protest |
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inure |
to become accustomed to |
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diatribe |
bitter criticism |
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diametrical |
exactly opposite |
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landmark |
turning point |
