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48 Cards in this Set
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Derogatory
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Tending to Diminish ; A ___ remark
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impugn
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to challange as false
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innuendo
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an indirect intimation about a person or thing,
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reprove
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to disapprove of strongly, to criticize or correct
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Conducive
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helpful; favorable ; Good eating habits are _____ to good health.
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Extricate
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to free or release from entanglement; disengage: to release someone from a dangerous situation.
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Importune
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demand with urgency or persistence.
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concede
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to acknowledge as true, just, or proper; admit: He finally ____ that she was right.
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egress
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a means or place of going out; an exit.
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Predecessor
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2.Something that has been succeeded by another: The new building is more spacious than its ______.
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unprecedented
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without previous instance; never before known or experienced;
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Antithesis
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opposition; contrast: the ________ of right and wrong.
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Disparity
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lack of similarity or equality; inequality; difference: a _____in age;
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flourish
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thrive
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baseness
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NOUN morally low; without estimable personal qualities; dishonorable; meanspirited; selfish; cowardly.
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exalted
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raised or elevated, as in rank or character; of high station:
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Replication
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a reply; answer.
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vulgar
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characterized by ignorance of or lack of good breeding or taste:
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Lamented
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to feel or express sorrow or regret for: to ____ his absence
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Affability
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.pleasantly easy to approach and to talk to; friendly; cordial; warmly polite: an affable and courteous gentleman.
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Mutiny
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revolt or rebellion against constituted authority, esp. by sailors against their officers.
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Malice
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desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another, either because of a hostile impulse or out of deep-seated meanness: the _____ and spite of a lifelong enemy.
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Reverence
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a feeling or attitude of deep respect tinged with awe; veneration.
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Indignant
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feeling, characterized by, or expressing strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base: ___ remarks; an ______ expression on his face.
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bequeathing
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1. Law To leave or give (personal property) by will.
2. To pass (something) on to another; hand down: _________ to their children a respect for hard work. |
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Legacy
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1. (Law) a gift by will, esp of money or personal property
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Repute
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estimation in the view of others; reputation: persons of good ____
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abridged
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to reduce or lessen in duration, scope, authority, etc.; diminish; curtail: to abridge a visit; to _____ one's freedom.
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Assuage
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to make milder or less severe; relieve; ease; mitigate: to ______ one's grief; to _____ one's pain.
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Taciturn
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silent; inclined to silence; reserved in speech; reluctant to join in conversation.
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imprudent
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Not Cautious; not prudent; lacking discretion; incautious; rash.
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Malevolent
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wishing evil or harm to another or others; showing ill will; ill-disposed; malicious: His failures made him ______ toward those who were successful.
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benign
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having a kindly disposition; gracious: a ____ king.
2.showing or expressive of gentleness or kindness: a ___ smile. |
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Morbid
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suggesting an unhealthy mental state or attitude; unwholesomely gloomy, sensitive, extreme, etc.: a _____interest in death.
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Ascertain
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to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine: to______the facts.
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Rudements
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a mere beginning, first slight appearance, or undeveloped or imperfect form of something: the _______ of a plan.
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Prerogative
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an exclusive right, privilege, etc., exercised by virtue of rank, office, or the like: the ________ of a senator.
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pensive
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dreamily or wistfully thoughtful: a _____ mood.
2.expressing or revealing thoughtfulness, usually marked by some sadness: a ____ adagio. |
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fluctuations
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continual change from one point or condition to another.
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Adamant
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too hard to cut, break, or pierce
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vehement
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strongly emotional; intense or passionate:
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recluse
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shut off or apart from the world; living in seclusion, often for religious reasons.
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Eccentricities
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b.Deviation from the normal, expected, or established.
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connived
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2.To scheme; plot
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anthropomorphic
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giving human characteristics or attributes to a being or thing not human, esp. to a deity.
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Arete
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making up good character.
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allude
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to contain a casual or indirect reference
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covet
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to desire wrongfully, inordinately, or without due regard for the rights of others: to ____ another's property.
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