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20 Cards in this Set
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Alacrity |
briskness, lively action
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Disdain
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Contempt
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Belligerent
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Warlike
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Intimidate
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To overawe
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Feint |
A false attack
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Pugnacious |
Quarrelsome |
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Promulgate |
To make known officially |
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Brash |
Impudent, to not show respect to a person |
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Scoff |
To sneer at |
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Belittle |
To make seem less important |
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Tangible |
Have actual form, can be touched |
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Laceration |
A jagged wound |
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Castigate |
To correct by punishing |
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Sordid |
Dirty |
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Octogenarian |
A person in his or her eighties |
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Solace |
Easing of grief |
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Aspirant |
Candidate for a high position of something |
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Dregs |
Most worthless part |
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Frenzy |
Wild fit |
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Scurrilous
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To spread rumours with intention of damaging their reputation, coarse
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