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10 Cards in this Set
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ignominy |
disgrace, humiliation, shame - infamy |
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aboveboard |
without dishonesty or trickery - overt |
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anecdote |
brief story of an intersting or amusing incident - narrative |
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bedlam |
noisy confusion - pandemonium |
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martinet |
scrict disciplinarian - authoratarian |
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indolent |
lazy - slothful |
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meander |
following a winding course, wander idly or aimlessly - digress |
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precocious |
advanced beyond one's age (especialy in mental aptitude) - characterizing a child protigy |
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scapegoat |
someone blamed for the faults of others - whipping boy |
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shibboleth |
password, slogan, or custom characeristic of a certain group used to distinguish that group; empty, outworn expression or docrtine |
