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35 Cards in this Set
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querulous
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(adj) whiny, complaining
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iniquity
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(n) wickedness or sin
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intransigent
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(adj) refusing to compromise, often on an extreme opinion
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spurious
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(adj) false but designed to seem plausible
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alacrity
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(n) eagerness speed
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licentious
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(adj) displaying a lack of moral or legal restraints
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capricious
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(adj) subject to whim, fickle
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implacable
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(adj) incapable of being appeased or mitigated
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dissemble
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(v) to conceal, fake
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petulance
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(n) rudeness, irritability
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staid
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(adj) sedate, serious, self-restrained
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ineffable
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(adj) unspeakable, incapable of being expressed through words
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repudiate
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(v) to reject, refuse to accept
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reprove
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(v) to scold, rebuke
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decry
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(v) to criticize openly
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accost
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to approach and speak to
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polemic
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(n) an aggressive argument against a specific opinion
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inimical
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(adj) hostile
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adduce
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to give an example in proving something
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cogent
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(adj) intellectually convincing
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restive
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(adj) resistant, stubborn, impatient
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discursive
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(adj) rambling, lacking order
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vituperate
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(v) to berate
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rife
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(adj) abundant
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reprobate
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(adj) evil, unprincipled
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blandish
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(v) to coax by using flattery
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inexorable
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(adj) incapable of being persuaded or placated
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abase
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to humiliate; to humble; to lower
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palliate
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(v) to reduce the severity of
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acumen
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(n) keen insight
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effrontery
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(n) impudence, nerve, insolence
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inure
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(v) to cause someone or something to become accustomed to a situation
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wanton
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(adj) undisciplined, lewd, lustful
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obsequious
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(adj) excessively compliant or submissive
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acrimonious
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harsh in speech or behavior
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