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23 Cards in this Set
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exculpate
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to free from guilt or blame, to exonerate
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my discovery of the ring behind the dresser EXCULPATED me from the charge of having stolen it
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jingoist
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one who is overly or pompously patriotic
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euphemism
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a nice way of saying something not so nice
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eulogy
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a speech of praise (usually after one has died)
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euphoria
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a state of bliss, extreme happiness
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fumigate
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to smoke out pests, to disinfect
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misgiving
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a minor doubt or suspicion, an apprehension
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deprecate
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to disparage, to disapprove, to regret
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alway over-modest, he DEPRECATED his contribution to the local charity
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prattle
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to take idly, to babble, to chitchat
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gaunt
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pale, weak, sickly
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castigate
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to cahstise, to scold, to punish
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antediluvian
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extremely ancient, outmoded or archaic
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the ANTEDILUVIAN man still believed that Eisenhower was president of the United States and that hot dogs cost a nickel
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debunk
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to expose the falseness of, to denounce
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he DEBUNKED her claim to be the world's greatest chess player by defeating her in 18 consecutive matches
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stagnation
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inactivity, idleness, decay
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depose
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to expel from office, to dethrone
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subsist
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to exists on, to survive
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swatch
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a small piece of fabric used as a sample
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guile
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deceit, shrewdness, cunning
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because of his great GUILE, the politician was able to survive scandal after scandal
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grate
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to irritate, to go against the grain, to rasp
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vindictive
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seeking revenge, unforgiving, hateful
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the VINDICTIVE madman seeks to exact vengeance for any insult that he perceives is directed at him, no matter how small
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raze
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to tear down, to topple (as in a building)
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the old tenement house was RAZED to make room for the large chain store
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fiasco
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a disaster, a failure, a debacle
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truncate
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to shorten, to abbreviate, to crop
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after winning the derby, the jockey TRUNCATED his speech he had planned and only thanked his mom and his horse.
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