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20 Cards in this Set
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Ameliorate |
To make better |
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Brusque |
Abrupt or offhand speech or manner |
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Clamor |
A loud confused niose, shouting people |
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Clandestine |
Kept or done secretly |
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Compendium |
A collection of concise but detailed information about a particular subject especially in a book or other publication. |
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Infallible |
Incapable of making mistakes or being wrong |
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Jocular |
Fond of or characterized by joking, humorous or playful |
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Miscreant |
A person who behaves badly or in a way that breaks the law |
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Pittance |
A very small or inadequate amount of money paid to someone as an allowance or wage |
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Pretentious |
Attempting to impress by affecting greater importance, talent, culture, ect., than is actually possessed |
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Pusillanimous |
Showing lack of courage or determination |
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Querulous |
Complaining in a petulant or whining manner |
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Renegade |
A person who deserts and betrays an organization, country, or, set of principals |
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Ribald |
Referring to sexual matters in an amusingly rude or irreverent way |
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Somniferous |
Tending to induce sleep |
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Stalwart |
Loyal, reliable, and hardworking |
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Stolid |
Calm, dependable, and showing little emotion or animation |
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Supercilious |
Behaving or looking as though one thinks is superior to others |
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Tantamount |
Equivalent in seriousness to, virtually the same as. |
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Prodigious |
Remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree |
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