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15 Cards in this Set
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ASCETIC -adj.
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practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline; austere in appearance, manner, attitude
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COALESCE -v.
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to grow together; to unite into a whole; fuse; to unite for a common end; joining forces
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COLLEAGUE -n.
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an associate in a profession or in a civil or ecclesiastical office
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COMPUNCTION -n.
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anxiety arising from awareness of guilt; distress of mind over an anticipated action or result; a twinge of misgiving; scruple
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ECLAT -n.
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ostentatious display; publicity; dazzling effect; brilliance; brilliant or conspicuous success; praise, applause
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HIBERNACULUM -n.
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a shelter occupied during the winter by a dormant animal
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INFANTILIZE -vt.
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to make or keep infantile; to treat as if infantile
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LUDDITE -n.
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one of a group of early 19th century English workmen destroying laborsaving machinery as a protest; one who is opposed to esp., technological change
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NETIQUETTE -n.
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etiquette governing communication on the Internet
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OMPHALOS -n.
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a central point; hub, vocal point
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PLEIAD -n.
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a group of usually seven illustrious or brilliant persons or things
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REPERTOIRE -n.
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a list or supply of dramas, operas, pieces, or parts that a company or person is prepared to perform; a supply of skills, devices, or expedients
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RESCRIPT -n.
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a written answer of a Roman emperor or of a pope to a legal inquiry or petition; an official or authoritative order, decree, edict, or announcement; an act or instance of rewriting
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SPINOUS -adj.
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spiny; difficult or unpleasant to handle or meet; thorny
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TITANIC -adj.
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having great magnitude, force, or power; colossal
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