List 13-16 Flashcards
1
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acrimony
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(n) bitterness, discord
2
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ignominious
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(adj) humiliating, disgracing
3
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egregious
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(adj) extremely bad
4
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platitude
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(n) an uninspired remark, meaningless cliche
5
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haughty
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(adj) arrogantly superior or disdainful
6
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parsimony
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(n) frugality, stinginess
7
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iniquity
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(n) wickedness or sin
8
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punctilious
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(adj) paying attention to detail, meticulous
9
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exculpate
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(v) free from guilt or blame
10
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petulance
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(n) rudeness, irritability
11
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fallacious
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(adj) incorrect, misleading
12
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credulity
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(n) readiness to believe
13
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aspersion
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(n) a curse, expression of ill-will
14
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hapless
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(adj) unlucky
15
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corroborate
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(v) to give or represent evidence of the truth of something, to confirm or substantiate