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13 Cards in this Set
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Pejorative
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A grammatical form of expression that expresses contempt or distaste
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Pandiculation
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The act of yawning and stretching simultaneously
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Alacrity
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Eager and enthusiastic willingness.
"We accepted the invitation with alacrity." |
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Exigent
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Urgent, pressing; requiring immediate action or attention.
"In exigent circumstances..." |
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Fulminate
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To loudly attack or denounce.
"She fulminated against the new political policies" |
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Obviate
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To anticipate and make unnecessary
"The bill was intended to obviate the changes..." |
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Prevaricate
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To deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead.
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Truculent
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Fierce and cruel; eager to fight.
"The leader delivered a truculent speech against the new government." |
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Penurious
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Penny-pinching; excessively thrifty; ungenerous.
"His actions at dinner were quite penurious" |
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Redoubtable
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Awe-inspiring; worthy of honor
"He was a redoubtable fighter." |
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Obsequious
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Obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree.
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Heuristic
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Enabling a person to discover or learn something for themselves. Knowing by trying
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Suffuse
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To spread over or through
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