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14 Cards in this Set
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Adroit |
adj. Clever at dealing with difficult situations; adept; skillful |
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Affront |
V. To insult or to offend deliberately n. A deliberate insult or offensive act |
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Avocation |
n. An activity pursued for pleasure; a hobby |
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Crusade |
n. A prolonged, impassioned struggle for what is believed to be a just cause v. To engage in such a struggle |
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Definitive |
adj. Supplying a final answer;conclusive |
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Demeanor |
n. Behavior; bearing |
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Erudite |
adj. Having or demonstrating extensive knowledge; learned |
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Induct |
v. 1. To install in office, sometimes with a formal ceremony 2. To admit to a society or to military service |
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Lapse |
V. 1. To fall or to slip from a certain level of conduct or accomplishment
2. To come to an end; to expire
n. 1. A minor mistake; a slip
2. A pause or an interval |
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Militant |
adj. Ready to fight, especially for a cause n. One who is ready to fight for a cause |
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Pariah |
n. A social outcast |
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Protégé |
n. One whose training or career is helped along by another |
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Raucous |
adj. 1. Rough and unpleasant to hear 2. Boisterous and disorderly |
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Tacit |
adj. Expressed without words; implied |
