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30 Cards in this Set
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Abyss
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Anything profound, unfathomable, or infinite
"the abyss of time" |
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Affable
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Pleasantly easy to approach and talk to; FRIENDLY, CORDIAL
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Affinity
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A natural liking for or attraction to a person, thing, idea, etc
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Allusion
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An incidental mention of something, either directly or by implication
"an allusion to Shakespeare" "religious allusions in Jane Eyre" |
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Ameliorate
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To make better or more tolerable; to improve; to relieve
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Aplomb
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Great self-confidence; self-assuredness
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Approbation
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Commendation or approval
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Ardent
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Intensely devoted, eager, or enthusiastic; zealous
"an ardent theatre-goer" |
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Articulate
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To speak distinctly; to express oneself clearly
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Ascend
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To move, climb, or go upward; mount; rise
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Appease
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To bring a state of peace, quiet, ease, calm, or contentment; soothe
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Amiable
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Having or showing pleasant, good-natured personal qualities
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Assiduous
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Constant in application or effort; working diligently at a task
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Audacious
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Extremely bold or daring; fearless
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Augmented
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To make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
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Avaricious
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Greedy for wealth; covetous
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Banal
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Devoid of freshness or originality
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Baseness
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Morally low; dishonorable; selfish; cowardly
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Benign
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Having a kindly disposition; gracious
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Bewail
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To express great sorrow
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Bourgeois
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Noun - A member of the middle class
Adjective - "bourgeois tragedy", a novel focusing on a tragedy of the middle class |
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Bovine
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Dullness like an ox or a cow
"Charles Bovary is bovine" |
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Burnishing
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To make smooth or glossy by or as if by rubbing; polish
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Candid
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Frank; outspoken; open and sincere; impromptu or unplanned
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Capricious
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Impulsive, unpredictable
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Catacomb
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An underground cemetary, especially one consisting of tunnels and rooms
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Celestial
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Pertaining to the sky or visible heaven
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Charlatan
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A person who pretends to more knowledge or skill than he or she possesses; quack
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Chicanery
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Trickery or deception
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Consolidate
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To bring together (seperate parts) into a single or unified whole; unite; combine
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