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22 Cards in this Set
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adamant |
adj - Unyielding in attitude or opinion in spite of all requests and urging google - refusing to be persuaded or to change ones mind |
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brouhaha |
n an uproar |
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bulwark |
n - Anything that gives security v - to fortify or protect |
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bumptious |
adj - Crudely, presumptuously, or noisily self assertive |
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choleric |
adj - Easily provoked to anger |
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Cloy |
v - To fill with overly rich or sweet things |
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Curtail |
v - To cut off or cut short |
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Deference |
n - Respectful submission or able to hear another's opinion |
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Definitive |
adj - Supplying or being a final decision |
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Demeanor |
n - The way in which a person behaves |
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Enigmatic |
adj - Not clear to the understanding - puzzling |
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forbearance |
n - Patient endurance or toleration of offenses |
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Impromptu |
adj - Done on the fly without preparation |
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Mawkish |
adj - Excessively and objectionably sentimental google - sentimental in a feeble or sickly way. |
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Mollify |
adj - To soothe - to soften |
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Onus |
n - A burden - an obligation |
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Presentiment |
n - spidey senses |
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Profligate |
n - recklessly wasteful and extravagant |
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Remit |
v - To transmit in payment google - send (money) in payment or as a gift |
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Requisite |
adj - Necessary |
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Sartorial |
adj - Of or relating to tailor, tailoring, or tailored clothing |
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Thwart |
v - To prevent the occurrence of |
