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15 Cards in this Set
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Misanthropist |
a person who dislikes humankind and avoids human society. |
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Slovenly |
messy and dirty. |
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Vexatious |
causing or tending to cause annoyance, frustration, or worry. |
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Vindictive |
having or showing a strong or unreasoning desire for revenge. |
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Stalwart |
loyal, reliable, and hardworking. |
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Degradation |
the condition or process of degrading or being degraded. |
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Homily |
a religious discourse that is intended primarily for spiritual edification rather than doctrinal instruction; a sermon. |
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Pious |
devoutly religious. making a hypocritical display of virtue. (of a hope) sincere but unlikely to be fulfilled. |
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Benefactor |
a person who gives money or other help to a person or cause. |
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Usurper |
a noun that means one who wrongfully seizes and holds the place of another. A usurper is someone who wrongfully takes someone else's place. |
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Churl |
an impolite and mean-spirited person. |
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Waif |
a homeless and helpless person, especially a neglected or abandoned child. |
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Ejaculation |
something said quickly and suddenly. |
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Reprobate |
An unprincipled person. |
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Wuthering |
To blow fiercely. |
