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19 Cards in this Set
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To face with hostility or defiance; oppose |
Confronted |
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Sly or done in secret |
Furtive |
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False reason or motive used to hide a real intention |
pretext |
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Hint or suggestion |
Intimation |
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Wise and careful |
Judicious |
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Very mild and tolerant; not strict or critical |
Indulgent |
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Freed from the control or power of another |
Emancipated |
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Face |
Countenance |
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Time a person spends working for a master crafts person in a craft or trade in return for instruction |
Apprenticeship |
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Abusive language |
Vituperation |
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Investigation |
Inquest |
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A disrespectful young man |
Whelp |
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Reluctant to give or spend; not generous; penvrious |
Stingy |
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Full of; mean |
Maliscious |
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Showing or expressing contempt or distian; disrespectful |
Contempously |
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Having an appearance of truth or reason; believeable |
Plausible |
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To behave as if one is conscious of decending from a superior position; rank; dignity. |
Condescence |
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Initiative |
Gumption |
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Anxiety or concern |
Solicitude |
