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19 Cards in this Set
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Concede |
admit that something is true or valid after first denying or resisting it |
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Conclave |
a private meeting |
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Congenial |
(of a person) pleasant because of a personality, qualities, or interests that are similar to one's own. |
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Contrite |
feeling or expressing remorse or penitence; affected by guilt. |
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Egregious |
A very bad mistake that is easily noticed. |
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Exhort |
strongly encourage or urge (someone) to do something. |
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Extort |
obtain (something) by force, threats, or other unfair means. |
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Extricate |
free (someone or something) from a constraint or difficulty. |
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Perfunctory |
(of an action or gesture) carried out with a minimum of effort or reflection. |
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Perjury |
the offense of willfully telling an untruth in a court after having taken an oath or affirmation. |
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Hypochondriac |
a person who is abnormally anxious about their health. |
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Hypocritical |
behaving in a way that suggests one has higher standards or more noble beliefs than is the case |
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Hypodermic |
of or relating to the region immediately beneath the skin. |
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Subdue |
overcome, quieten, or bring under control (a feeling or person). |
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Sublime |
of such excellence, grandeur, or beauty as to inspire great admiration or awe. |
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Subliminal |
(of a stimulus or mental process) below the threshold of sensation or consciousness; perceived by or affecting someone's mind without their being aware of it. |
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Subordinate |
lower in rank or position |
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Subterfuge |
deceit used in order to achieve one's goal. |
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Subtle |
so delicate or precise as to be difficult to analyze or describe. |
