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20 Cards in this Set
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Ponderous (adj) |
Unwieldy from weight or bulk |
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Fallacious (adj) |
False |
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Laconic (adj) |
Using few words; tense or concise |
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Repudiate (v) |
To reject emphatically as unfounded, untrue or unjust |
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Deter (v) |
To prevent or discourage from acting |
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Capricious (adj) |
Flighty |
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Soporific (adj) |
Including drowsiness or sleep |
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Exigency (n) |
An urgent situation |
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Vicarious (adj) |
Felt or undergone as if one were taking part in the experience or feelings of another |
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Atrophy (n) |
A wasting away, or degeneration |
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Verbose (adj) |
Using more words than is necessary |
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Upbraid (v) |
To reproach sharply |
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Unobtrusive (adj) |
Not imposing |
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Tirade (n) |
An angry often denunciatory speech |
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Surreptitious (adj) |
Secret or stealthy |
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Inadvertent (adj) |
Not duly attentive, unintentional |
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Pariah (n) |
A social outlast |
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Raconteur (n) |
One who tells stories with skill and wit |
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Squalid (adj) |
Dirty and wretched |
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Contrite (adj) |
Repentant |
