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20 Cards in this Set
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aberration |
deviation from a right, customary, or prescribed course |
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apocryphal |
of doubtful authority or authenticity |
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belligerent |
manifesting a warlike spirit |
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circumlocution |
indirect or roundabout expression |
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corroboration |
confirmation |
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diffident |
affected or possessed with self-distrust |
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embezzle |
to misappropriate secretly |
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exasperate |
to excite the anger of, cause irritation to |
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foppish |
characteristic of one who is unduly devoted to dress and manners |
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indigenous |
native |
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irksome |
wearisome |
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mendacious |
untrue |
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obsequious |
showing a servile readiness to fall in with the wishes or will of another |
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peremptory |
precluding question or appeal |
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prevalent |
of wide extent or frequent occurance |
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reactionary |
causing, or favoring reaction |
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ruffian |
a lawless or recklessly brutal fellow |
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stingy |
cheap, unwilling to spend money |
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truculent |
quick to argue or fight |
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ignoble |
low in character or purpose |
