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20 Cards in this Set
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Indigent |
needy; poor; impoverished adjective |
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Debilitate |
to make weak verb |
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enervate |
to deprive of force or strength; destroy the vigor of; weaken verb |
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Ambivalent |
uncertain or fluctuating, esp. caused by an inability to make a decision adjective |
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disparage |
to speak of or treat slightingly, belittle Verb |
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blithe |
lighthearted in disposition; cheerful adjective |
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clairvoyant |
having ( or claiming to have) the paranormal power of seeing objects or actions beyond the range of natural vision adjective |
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innocuous |
harmless adjective |
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flagrant |
shockingly noticeable or evident; obvious; glaring adjective |
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hyperbole |
an obvious and intentional exaggeration noun |
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parsimonious |
frugal or stingy adjective |
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sullen |
showing irritation or ill humor by gloomy silence or reserve; pouty adjective |
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vilify |
to speak ill of; defame; slander verb |
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lucid |
easily understood or glowing with light adjective |
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redundant |
characterized by unnecessary repetition or ideas adjective |
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scoff |
to speak derisively; mock; jeer verb |
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scapegoat |
person or group made to bear the blame for others or to suffer in their place noun |
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tirade |
a long, vehement (strongly felt) speech noun |
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pariah |
an outcast noun |
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precocious |
unusually advanced or mature in mental development adjective |
