Vocabulary Flashcards

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Cantankerous (adj)

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Bad-tempered, argumentative, and uncooperative

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Umbrage (n)

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Offense or annoyance

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Rectitude (n)

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Morally correct behavior or thinking; righteousness

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Unmitigated (adj)

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Absolute; unqualified; not softened or lessened

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Temerity (n)

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Excessive confidence or boldness; audacity

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Philippic (n)

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A bitter verbal attack or denunciation

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Acquiescence (n)

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The reluctant acceptance of something without protest

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Palliation (n)

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The act of reducing the severity of something without removing the cause

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Austere (adj)

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Severe or strict in manner, attitude, or appearance

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Corroborate (v)

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To confirm or give support to a statement, theory, or finding