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20 Cards in this Set
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acrimonious |
(adj) stinging, bitter in temper or tone |
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bovine |
(adj) resembling a cow or ox; sluggish, unresponsive |
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consternation |
(n) dismay, confusion |
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corpulent |
(adj) fat; having a large, bulky body |
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disavow |
(v) to deny responsibility for or connection with |
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dispassionate |
(adj) impartial; calm, free from emotion |
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dissension |
(n) disagreement, sharp difference of opinion |
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dissipate |
(v) to cause to disappear; to scatter, dispel; to spend foolishly, squander; to be extravagant in pursuit of pleasure |
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expurgate |
(v) to remove objectionable passages or words from a written text; to cleanse, purify |
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gauntlet |
(n) an armored or protective glove; a challenge; two lines of men armed with weapons with which to beat a person forced to run between them; an ordeal |
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hypothetical |
(adj) based on an assumption or guess; used as a provisional or tentative idea to guide or direct investigation |
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ignoble |
(adj) mean, low, base |
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impugn |
(v) to call into question; to attack as false |
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intemperate |
(adj) immoderate, lacking in self-control; inclement |
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odium |
(n) hatred, contempt; disgrace or infamy resulting from hateful conduct |
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perfidy |
(n) faithlessness, treachery |
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relegate |
(v) to place in a lower position; to assign, refer, turn over; to banish |
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squeamish |
(adj) inclined to cause nausea; easily shocked up upset; excessively fastidious or refined |
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subservient |
(adj) subordinate in capacity or role; submissively obedient; serving to promote some end |
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susceptible |
(adj) open to; easily influenced; lacking in resistance |