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15 Cards in this Set

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Adroit
adj.
clever at dealing with difficult situations; adept; skillful
Affront
v./n.
v-to insult or to offend deliberately
n-a deliberate insult or offensive act
Avocation
n.
an activity pursued for pleasure; a hobby
crusade
n./v.
n-a prolonged, impassioned struggle for what is believed to be a just cause
v-to engage in such a struggle
definitive
adj.
supplying a final answer; conclusive
demeanor
n.
behavior; bearing
erudite
adj.
erudition
n.
adj-having or demonstrating extensive knowledge; learned`
induct
v.
induction
n.
v-to install in office,sometimes with a formal ceremony
-to admit to a society or to military service
lapse
v./n.
v-to fall or slip from a certain level of conduct or accomplishment
-to come to an end; to expire
n.-a minor mistake; a slip
-a pause or interval
militant
adj./n.
adj-ready to fight, especially for a cause
n-one who is ready to fight for a cause
pariah
n.
a social outcast
prodigy
n.
-a person who shows remarkable talent at an early age
-an amazing or extraordinary thing or event
protege
masc. n.
fem. n.
one whose training or career is helped along by another
raucous
adj.
-rough and unpleasant to the ear
-boisterous and disorderly
tacit
adj.
expressed without words; implied