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17 Cards in this Set
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Rectitude |
Moral righteousness |
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Remiss |
Lax in attending to duty |
Miss- The student was very remiss, and always missed class |
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Repudiate |
To counter-argue |
Repulsive- The students repulsive attitude led him to repudiate all of the time |
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Sanctimonious |
Faking superiority |
Sank- The sanctimonious ship sank within a couple hours, as it looked nice but was not very well put together |
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Scrupulous |
Having a good sense of right and wrong |
Pupil- The pupil was very scrupulous and always did the right thing. |
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Solicitous |
Concerned |
Soul- The solicitous exorcist was afraid that the possessed girl had lost her soul |
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Sophistry |
Believable but misleading argument |
Sophisticated- Sophisticated people typically tell sophistries to make their lives seem more extravagant |
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Substanciate |
Back up with evidence |
Substance- The man substantiated his argument by adding substance. |
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Vindicate |
Free from blame |
Dictate- The jury dictates whether the suspect are vindicated or not |
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Cajole |
Urge with positivity |
Console- The friend wanted to console his unemployed friend but also wanted to cajole him into getting a new job. |
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Chicanery |
Trickery |
Chicks- Chicks often seem interested, but it almost always ends in chicanery |
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Obsequious |
Sucking up |
Seek- Obsequious people often seek recognition |
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Sycophant |
Obsequious person |
Sicko- The sicko sycophant would say anything to impress his attractive teacher |
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Altruism |
Selfishness |
All- The man was all about himself, and his coworkers were very aware of his altruism |
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Imminent |
About to happen |
Immediate- The immediate collision was imminent |
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Eminent |
Most important |
Emmy's- The Emmy's is the eminent award show for actors |
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Empathy |
Putting oneself in another's shoes |
Path- The rookie had the empathy to consider the path that the veteran took to become great |
