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20 Cards in this Set
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acrimonious
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bitter in temper or tone
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bovine
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resembling a cow or ox; sluggish, unresponsive
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consternation
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dismay, confusion, shock
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*corpulent |
fat; having a large, bulky body |
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disavow
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to deny responsibility or connection with
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dispassionate
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impartial; free from emotion
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dissention
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disagreement, sharp difference of opinion
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dissipate
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to cause to disappear; to scatter; to spend foolishly
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expurgate
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to remove objectionable passages or words from a written text; to cleanse
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gauntlet
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a challenge; an ideal
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*hypothetical |
based on an assumption or guess; used as a provisional our tentative idea to guide or direct investigation |
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*ignoble |
immoral, not deserving respect |
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impugn
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to call into question
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intemperate
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lacking in self-control, extreme
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odium
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hatred; disgrace resulting from hateful conduct
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perfidy
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faithlessness, treachery
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relegate
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to place in a lower position; to give a responsibility to someone else
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*squeamish |
easily shocked or upset |
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subservient
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submissively obedient
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*susceptible |
easily influenced |
