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36 Cards in this Set
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Abase |
To lower in rank or esteem |
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Deride |
To mock disrespectfully |
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Derogatory |
Insulting |
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Effrontery |
Audacity; boldness, guts |
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Ignominy |
Humiliation |
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Impugn |
to cast doubt |
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Mar |
To damage |
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Pejorative |
Insulting
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Vex |
To bother or annoy |
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Vindictive |
Revengeful; wanting revenge |
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Bombastic |
high-sounding but with little meaning |
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Ebullience |
Intense enthusiasm |
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Exorbitant |
unreasonably high |
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Exuberant |
Full of joy |
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Embellish |
To exaggerate |
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Flagrant |
Noticable |
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Gratuitous |
Unnecessary |
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Lavish |
Extravagant |
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Lugubious |
Gloomy |
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Opulent |
Displaying great wealth |
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Arnate |
Elaborately decorated |
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Penchant |
liking |
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Redundant |
Repititive |
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Ubiquitous |
Being everywhere at the same time |
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Vicarious |
serving as a substitute |
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Vignette |
A short scene or story |
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Amalgam |
A mixture |
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Inundate |
to overwealm |
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Multifarious |
Various |
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Multiplicity |
A great number |
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Alleviate |
To ease a pain or burden |
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Beneficial |
Helpful |
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Cartharic |
Relieving |
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Curative |
Able to heal or cure |
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Pallative |
Soothing the symptoms of a disease or disorder without effecting a cure |
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Therapeutic |
producing good effects on your body or mind |