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20 Cards in this Set
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ABATE
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subside or moderate
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BANAL
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commonplace; trite; lacking originality
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FELICITOUS
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suitably expressed; well chosen
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CASTIGATION
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punishment; severe criticism
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GAINSAY
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deny
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PROPITIATE
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appease
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IMPLODE
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burst inward
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EXTRAPOLATION
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to infer or guess based on known information
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PIETY
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devoutness; reverence for God
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TRUCULENCE
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aggressiveness
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APPROBATION
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approval
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CONVOLUTED
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coiled around; involved; intricate
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INCONGRUITY
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lack of harmony; absurdity
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REPROBATE
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person hardened in sin; devoid of a sense of decency
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WELTER
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turmoil; bewildering jumble
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ZEALOT
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fanatic; person who shows excessive zeal
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ERUDITE
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learned; scholarly
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INCONSEQUENTIAL
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insignificant; unimportant
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PRAGMATIC
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practical
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DIVEST
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strip; deprive
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