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15 Cards in this Set
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STAGNANT
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1 a: not flowing in a current or stream; b: stale; 2: not advancing or developing
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BELATED
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1 : delayed beyond the usual time 2 : existing or appearing past the normal or proper time
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DEMEANOR
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: behavior toward others : outward manner
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INFRACTION
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the act of infringing : violation
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REDRESS
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1a (1): to set right : remedy; (2): to make up for : compensate; b: to remove the cause of (a grievance or complaint); c: to exact reparation for : avenge; 2 archaic a: to requite (a person) for a wrong or loss; b: heal
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UNCONSCIONABLE
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1: not guided or controlled by conscience: unscrupulous;
2 a: excessive, unreasonable; b: shockingly unfair or unjust |
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AUGMENT
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1: to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense; 2: to add an augment to; 3: supplement
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ELUCIDATE
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transitive verb- to make lucid especially by explanation or analysis; intransitive verb: to give a clarifying explanation
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IMPERCEPTIBLE
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: not perceptible by a sense or by the mind : extremely slight, gradual, or subtle
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PROXIMITY
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the quality or state of being proximate: closeness
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VAPID
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: lacking liveliness, tang, briskness, or force : flat , dull (a gossipy, vapid woman, obsessed by her own elegance)
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BOGUS
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not genuine: counterfeit, sham
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INSIDIOUS
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1 a: awaiting a chance to entrap : treacherous b: harmful but enticing: seductive; 2 a: having a gradual and cumulative effect: subtle; b: of a disease: developing so gradually as to be well established before becoming apparent
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POTPOURRI
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1: a mixture of flowers, herbs, and spices that is usually kept in a jar and used for scent; 2: a miscellaneous collection : medley
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SATIETY
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1: the quality or state of being fed or gratified to or beyond capacity: surfeit, fullness; 2: the revulsion or disgust caused by overindulgence or excess
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