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28 Cards in this Set
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What is the definition of tiresome (adj)?
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Boring or annoying.
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What is the definition of scrupulous (adj)?
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Wishing to avoid doing wrong.
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What is the definition of vexing (v)?
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To annoy or frustrate.
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What is the definition of caprice (n)?
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Sudden change of mood or behavior for no reason.
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What is the definition of mean (adj)?
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Inferior or poor.
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What is the definition of deigned (v)?
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Do something one considers to be beneath one's dignity.
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What is the definition of circumspection (n)?
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Caution; unwillingness to take risks.
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What is the definition of surmises (v)?
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To supppose that something is true without evidence.
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What is the definition of ascertaining (v)?
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To find something out.
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What is the definition of unaffected (adj)?
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Without artificiality or incincerity.
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What is the definition of mien (n)?
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A look or manner that indicates character.
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What is the definition of cordial (adj)?
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Warm and friendly.
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What is the definition of censuring (v)?
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To express disapproval of.
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What is the definition of affectation (n)?
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Behavior that is artificial and designed to impress.
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What is the definition of candor (n)?
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The quality of being open and honest in expression; franknesss.
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What is the definition of ostentation (n)?
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Pretentious and vulgar display (especially of wealth) designed to impress.
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What is the definition of pliancy (n)?
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Bedable, flexible.
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What is the definition of unassailed (adj)?
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Able to be attacked or questioned (unassailable is a more common form).
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What is the definition of supercilious (adj)?
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Disdainful, haught, scornful, arrogantly superior.
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What is the definition of impertinent (adj)?
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Rude or disrespectful.
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What is the definition of pedantic (adj)?
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Excesssively concerned with showing academic learning or with minor details/rules.
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What is the definition of archly (adv)?
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Deliberately or affectedly playful and teasing.
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What is the definition of complacency (n)?
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Smug or uncritical satisfaction.
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What is the definition of reverie (n)?
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Daydream.
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What is the definition of insipidity (n)?
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Uninteresting.
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What is the definition of strictures (n)?
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Sternly critical remark.
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What is the definition of conjecture (n)?
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An opinion formed without complete information.
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What is the definition of intrepidity (n)?
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Fearlessness or adventurousness.
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