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25 Cards in this Set
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Absolve |
Exempt of an offence |
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Acrimonious |
Bitter |
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Admonish |
Warn |
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Banal |
Lacking originality Hackneyed Commonplace Trite |
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Capricious |
Unpredictable Fickle |
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Captious |
Fault finding |
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Burlesque |
Caricature |
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Construe |
Interpret |
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Decoy |
Lure Bait |
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Decrepit |
De-crepitus - lowered crackle - infirm elderly person
Decrepitude- state of decrepit |
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Decry |
Publicly condemn or criticise |
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Distraught |
Very upset |
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Duplicity |
Dishonest behaviour |
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Effete |
Decadent Lacking vigor |
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Effrontery |
Shameless boldness |
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Falter |
Hesitate |
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Gale |
Windstorm |
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Vehement |
Forceful |
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Harangue |
Tirade Long speech or oration |
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Impunity |
Freedom from punishment |
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Inane |
Stupid |
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Inexorable |
Inevitable |
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Jettison |
Throw something from ship or aircraft |
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Maim |
Injure |
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Maladroit |
Opp to adroit |
