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mrs mcgee

22 cards·by bella0530
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profilgate
recklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use of resources
mollify
appease the anger or anxiety of someone- reduce severity of
forebearance
patience self-control; restraint and tolerance
remit
cancel or refrain from exacting or inflicting (debt or punishment)--send $ in payment or as a gift
curtail
reduce in extent or quality; impose a restriction on-- deprive someone of something
presentiment
an intuitive feeling about the future, especially one of foreboding
enigmatic
difficult to interpret or understand; mysterious
mawkish
sentimental in a feeble or sickly way
impromptu
done unplanned
thwart
prevent from accomplishing something-- across
bulwark
a defensive wall-- extension of ships or response to something
deference
humble submission and respect
choleric
bad-tempered or irritable
adamant
refusing to be persuaded or to change ones mind
sartorial
of or relating to tailoring, clothes, or style of dress
brouhaha
a noisy and over-excited reaction or response to something
definitive
(of a conclusion or agreement) done or reached decisively and with authority
onus
used to refer to something that is ones duty or responmsibility
bumptious
self-asserting or proud to an irritating degree
cloy
disgust or sicken one with an excess of sweetness, richness, or sentiment
demeanor
outward behavior or bearing
requisite
made necessary by particular circumstances or registrations