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45 Cards in this Set
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Calumny |
Making of a false statement meant to injure a person's reputation. |
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Commensurate |
To be in proportion or corresponding in degree or amount. |
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Mercurial |
(of a person) Prone to unexpected and unpredictable changes in mood. |
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Harangue |
A long pompous speech; a tirade. To deliver a long pompous speech or tirade. |
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Venerate |
To respect deeply. |
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Ingenuous |
To be naive and innocent. |
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Prevaricate |
To speak in an evasive way. |
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Intimate |
To suggest something subtly. |
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Involved |
Complicated and difficult to comprehend. |
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Auspicious |
Favorable, the opposite of sinister. |
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Galvanize |
To excite or inspire (someone) to action. |
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Equivocal |
Confusing or ambiguous. |
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Veracious |
Truthful |
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Venality |
The condition of being susceptible to bribes or corruption. |
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Prodigal |
Rashly or wastefully extravagant. |
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Aberration |
A deviation from what is normal of expected. |
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Amenable |
Easily persuaded. |
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Innocuous |
Harmless; not producing any ill effects. |
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Profligate |
Spending resources recklessly or wastefully. |
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Parsimonious |
Extremely frugal; miserly. |
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Demur |
To object or show reluctance. |
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Undermine |
To weaken. |
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Impertinent |
Being disrespectful; improperly forward or bold. |
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Acrimony |
Bitterness and ill will. |
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Egregious |
Standing out in a negative way; shockingly bad. |
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Amalgam |
A mixture of multiple things. |
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Gregarious |
To be likely to socialize with others. |
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Parochial |
Narrowly restricted in scope or outlook. |
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Belie |
To give a false representation to; to misrepresent. |
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Qualify |
To make less severe, to limit (a statement) |
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Enervate |
To sap energy from |
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Anomalous |
Not normal. |
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Vindicate |
To clear of accusation, blame, suspicion, or doubt with supporting arguments or proof |
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Restive |
Restless |
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Upbraid |
To reproach, to scold. |
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Artful |
Exhibiting artistic skill; clever in a cunning way. |
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Betray |
To reveal or make known something (usually unintentionally) |
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Wanting |
Lacking. |
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Extant |
Still in existence (usually refers to documents) |
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Maintain |
To assert. |
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Castigate |
To reprimand harshly. |
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Censure |
To express strong disapproval. |
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Ambivalent |
Mixed or conflicting emotions about something. |
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Iconoclast |
Somebody who attacks cherished beliefs and institutions. |
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Frugal |
Not spending much money (but spending wisely) |
