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30 Cards in this Set
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salient
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significant, conspicuous, standing out from the rest, important
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recant
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to withdraw or disavow a statement or opinion
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jocular
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humorous, lighthearted
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palliate
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to ease, to lesson, to soothe, alleviate, excuse, NOT intensify, NOT exacerbate
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malleable
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capable of being changed, easily shaped, workable, NOT rigid, NOT inflexible
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recreat
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a coward, a traitor
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affinity
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an attraction to, partiality, fondness, NOT aversion
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impalpable
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unable to be felt, intangible, imperceptible, indiscernible
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fiscal
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pertaining to finances, economic, budgetary
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regale
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to delight with something pleasing or amusing, entertain, amuse, NOT anger, NOT depress, NOT annoy
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miscreant
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a vicious person, villain, criminal, knave
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flagellate
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to whip, to lash, flog
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lascivious
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lustful or lewd, wantan, obscene, NOT wholesome, NOT descent
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flout
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to ridicule, to show contempt for, mock, scoff, NOT esteem, NOT revere
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salacious
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obscene, lustful, lecherous, NOT chaste
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rebuke
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to scold, to blame, admonish, reprimand, NOT praise, NOT laud
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nonentity
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a person or thing of litte importance, cipher, nobody
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sang-froid
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calmness, composure, or cool self-possession, aplomb, self-confidence, NOT uneasiness, perturbation
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desultory
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wandering from subject to subject, disconnected, rambling
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hector
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to bully to pester, badger, browbeat
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pandemic
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general, widespread
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coalesce
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to blend, to merge, mix, unite, combine, NOT separate, NOT divide
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beguile
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to deceive, to charm, to enchant, fool, NOT irritate, NOT bore
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ennui
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boredom, a weariness resulting from a lack or interest, NOT excitement, NOT interest
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hiatus
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a pause or gap, intermission, break
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lambent
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softly bright or radiant, moving lightly over a surface, glowing, lucid
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ergo
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therefore, consequently, hence
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hubris
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excessive pride or self-confidence, arrogance, overconfidence, NOT humility, NOT diffidence
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pecuniary
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pertaining to money, financial, monetary
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sibilant
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a hissing sound
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