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15 Cards in this Set
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Difficult to understand |
Abstruse |
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1. To arise or increase as natural result or growth usually use with 2. To come as a regular addition |
Accure |
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To accept as in inevitably to comply passively |
Acquiesce |
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To stain or tarnish to make dirty |
Besmirch |
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Fully and clearly expressed leaving nothing merely implied |
Explicit |
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Purposely affected theatrical; exaggerated displays of emotion intended to produce an effect or response |
Histrionic / Histrionics |
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1. The quality or state of being improper or unsuitable 2. Something that is improper |
Impropriety |
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1. To lure or trick into doing something 2. To obtain by flattery or trickery |
Inveigle |
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Sorry for having done wrong |
Penitent |
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Honesty trustworthiness adherence to virtue |
Probity |
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To give or present the often false impression of being someone or intending something |
Purport |
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An unforeseen or indirect result or effect of an event |
Repercussion |
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An overabundance supply and excess |
Surfeit |
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1. Having an unpleasant look taste or smell 2. Morally offensive |
Unsavory |
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Something that is made known or availed often coming as a surprise |
Revelation |
