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12 Cards in this Set
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Wanton |
Of cruel or violent action: deliberate and unprovoked Sheer wanton vandalism |
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Volition |
Voluntarily, power of using one's will They choose to leave early of their own volition, without conscious volition she backed into her office. |
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Sacrosanct |
Regarded as too important or valuable to be interfered with The individual's right to work has to be upheld as sacrosanct |
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Insurmountable |
Too great to be overcome An insurmountable problem |
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Bumptious |
Irritatingly self-assertive An impossible bumptious and opinionated ass. |
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Tutelage |
Protection of or authority over someone or something; gaurdianship The organization remained under firm government tutelage. |
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Cauldron |
A situation characterized by an instability and strong emotions. Metal pot with lid and handle used for cooking in open fire. A cauldron if repressed anger |
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Cataclysmic |
Causing sudden and violent upheavel; used to emphasize the extent of something bad or unwelcome; large scale and violent. A novel about a cataclysmic war, the concept was a cataclysmic failure, a cataclysmic earthquake. |
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Vainglory |
Inordinate pride in oneself or ones achivement; excessive vanity His vianglory put Republic at risk |
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Tryst |
A private romantic rendezvous between lovers; keep a private, romantic rendezvous with a lover. A moonlight tryst, a trysting place. |
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Erudite |
Having or showing great knowledge or learning |
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Obfuscated |
Make obscure, unclear or unintelligible; bewilder The spelling changes will deform some familiar words and obfuscate their etymological origins. The new rule is more likely to obfuscate people than enlighten them |
