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20 Cards in this Set
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Austere |
Severe or stern in manner or appearance; simple or plain |
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Beneficient |
Doing good or performing acts of kindness or charity |
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Cadaverous |
Pale, gaunt; resembling a corpse |
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Concoct |
To devise, invent, or fabricate |
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Crass |
Coarse or stupid |
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Debase |
To lower in character; cause to deteriorate |
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Desecrate |
To treat irreverently; to contaminate or pollute |
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Disconcert |
To disturb the composure of; to confuse |
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Grandiose |
Marked by pompous affection or grandeur; exaggerated |
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Inconsequential |
Trifling or unimportant |
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Infraction |
Breaking of law or obligation |
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Mitigate |
To make milder or softer; to moderate in intensity |
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Pillage |
To rob of goods by open violence or plunder |
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Prate |
To talk a great deal in a foolish or aimless fashion |
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Punctilious |
Very careful and exact; attentive to fine points of edicate |
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Redoubtable |
Inspiring fear or awe; illustrious or eminent |
Eminent: well know, respected |
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Reprove |
To find fault with, scold or rebuke |
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Restitution |
Making good on a loss or damage |
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Stalwart |
Sturdy and strong, resolute |
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Vulnerable |
Open to attack; unprotected |
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