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30 Cards in this Set
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Demos
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(n.)
the common people; populace |
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Rectitude
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(n.)
moral virtue; rightness of principle or conduct |
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Insipid
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(adj.)
unexciting, uninteresting, dull; tasteless |
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Resolute
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(adj.)
firmly resolved or determined |
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Exhort
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(v.)
to urge, advise, or caution urgently/earnestly |
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Termagant
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(adj.)
violent; turbulent; brawling; shrewish |
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Vehement
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(adj.)
zealous; ardent; impassioned |
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Rusticate
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(v.)
to go to the country to make rustic, like the country |
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Advocate
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(v.)
to speak or write in favor of (n.) a person who writes or speaks in favor of something |
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Adroit
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(adj.)
expert or nimble in the use of the hands or body skillful, resourceful, ingenious |
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Ebullient
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(adj.)
enthusiastic, excited; high-spirited |
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Covert
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(adj.)
concealed; secret; disguised (n.) a covering/cover |
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Compunction
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(n.)
remorse; uneasiness about the rightness of an action |
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Rapport
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(n.)
relation; connection |
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Acerbic
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(adj.)
sour; harsh or severe |
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Crux
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(n.)
a decisive/pivotal point a dilemma |
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Writhe
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(adj.)
to twist or squirm, as in pain |
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Futility
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(n.)
ineffectiveness; uselessness |
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Maudlin
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(adj.)
foolishly sentimental |
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Ardent
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(adj.)
intensely devoted, enthusiastic vehement, fierce |
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Trenchant
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(adj.)
sharp, keen effective, energetic clearly or sharply defined |
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Inviolate
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(adj.)
undisturbed, untouched; free from violation |
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Doctrinaire
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(n.)
a person who impractically applies a theory (adj.) fanatical; theoretical; impractical |
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Implore
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(v.)
to beg urgently or piteously |
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Inveterate
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(adj.)
firmly established by long continuance |
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Veracity
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(n.)
honesty, integrity; credibility |
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Pensive
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(adj.)
dreamily or wistfully thoughtful |
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Propinquity
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(n.)
proximity; similarity |
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Chide
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(v.)
to express disapproval; scold; reproach |
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Fraught
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(adj.)
filled or laden with |
