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30 Cards in this Set
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Scathing
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bitterly severe, as a remark
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Denote
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to indicate
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Connote
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to express or state indirectly
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Adulterate
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To make impure by adding ingredients
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Dogmatic
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Arrogantly opinionated
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Loquacious
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talkative
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Recapitulate
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summarize.
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Ultimatum
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a final proposal or statement of conditions.
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Abdicate
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To give up by formal delceration
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Relegate
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to assign an inferior position
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Effervesce
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to give off bubbles of gas, as fermenting liquors.
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Waft
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to carry lightly and smoothly through the air or over water
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Untenable
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indefensible, not fit to be occupied
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Improvident
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neglecting to provide for future needs.
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Inherent
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a permanent and inseparable element, quality, or attribute
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Proxy
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A person authorized to be a substitute.
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Recourse
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someone turned to for assistance
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Supplant
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to replace by something else.
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Ire
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intense anger
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Dilettante
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a person who dabbles in an art or activity.
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Impediment
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obstruction; hindrance; obstacle.
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Revelry
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Boisterous merrymaking.
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Sibling
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Brother or sister
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Criterion
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a standard of judgment or criticism
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Disconcert
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to throw into confusion and disarray
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Imprecations
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a curse; malediction.
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Indict
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accuse of wrongdoing
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Punctilious
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Precise
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Intrigue
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fascinate
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Valedictory
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bidding good-bye; saying farewell.
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