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15 Cards in this Set
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incendiary |
tending to arouse strife |
the incendiary article about the devil of hell's kitchen got many people concerned |
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levity |
lightness of mind, character, or behavior; lack of appropriate seriousness or earnestness. |
pippin's levity helped add a comic relief to the story |
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privation |
noun a state in which things that are essential for human well-being such as food and warmth are scarce or lacking |
pi's privation after being shipwrecked left him starving always |
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vituperate |
to abuse or censure severely or abusively |
matt always vituperates fisk because of how much he hates him but keep talking matt |
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chagrined |
a feeling of being frustrated or annoyed because of failure or disappointment |
will was changrined after failing to convict hannibal of anything |
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magnanimous |
the virtue of being great of mind and heart. |
matt tries to be magnanimous through being daredevil. good job man |
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diffident |
lacking confidence, not feeling comfortable around people |
will has a slight form of Aspergers, making him diffident around others |
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aphorism |
a short phrase that expresses a true or wise idea |
"talk sh*t get hit" is such a great aphorism |
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locution |
a particular way of using words |
fisk's locution is so weird like how does he decide what words to accent and pause at |
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noisome |
very unpleasant or disgusting |
frodo found the rabbits that gollum brought back very noisome like ew |
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obdurate |
refusing to do what other people want, not willing to change your opinion or the way you do something |
will remained obdurate when it came to hannibal- despite the others, he knew he was guilty |
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opprobrium |
harsh criticism or censure. |
pearl's constant opprobrium of amethyst regarding steven got on her nerves a lot why pearl |
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paradigm |
a typical example or pattern of something; a model. |
matt's face is basically a paradigm for how faces should look |
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pique |
a feeling of irritation or resentment resulting from a slight, especially to one's pride. |
wilson's pique from being beaten by matt will be further explored next season |
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rejoinder |
a reply, especially a sharp or witty one. |
i live for rejoinders like yes slay that cleverly yaaass |
