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26 Cards in this Set
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impertinent
Small children are often impertinent. |
not showing proper respect
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odious
The smell of rot is extremely odious. |
extremely unpleasant
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deference
The apprentice addresses the master with much deference. |
humble submission and respect
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cudgel
The barbian is often depicted wielding a cudgel. |
a short thick stick used as a weapon
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privation
The poor man has many privations. |
a state in which things that are essential are scarce or lacking
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blasphemy
The sinners speech contained much blasphemy. |
the act or offense of speaking sacrilegiously about God or sacred things
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jargon
Many government organizations have their own jargon. |
special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group and are difficult for others to understand
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rapturous
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characterized by feeling or expressing great pleasure or enthusiasm
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obdurate
Politicians can be quite obdurate. |
stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or course of action
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maxim
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a short, pithy statement expressing a general truth or rule of conduct
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execrate
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feel or express great loathing for
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barbarity
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extreme cruelty or brutality
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expedient
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convenient and practical although possibly improper or immoral
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abhorrence
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a feeling of repulsion
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emaciated
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abnormally thin or weak
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depravity
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moral corruption
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vindication
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clear of blame or suspicion
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abolition
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the action or an act of abolishing a system, practice, or institution
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detestation
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intense dislike
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profligate
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recklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use of resources
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callous
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showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others
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hearth
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the floor of a fireplace
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pious
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devoutly religious
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destitute
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without the basic necessities of life
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pretensions
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a claim or assertion of a claim to something
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pernicious
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having a harmful effect esp. in a gradual or subtle way
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