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30 Cards in this Set
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austere
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severe in manner; strict; grave
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authentic
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genuine or real; verified
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autonomous
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self-governing; independent
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avarice
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high greed for riches; desire to hoard wealth
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aver
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to assert with confidence
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averse
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having a strong feeling of opposition; opposed
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avert
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to turn away or aside; to prevent
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avid
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enthusiastic; dedicated; eager
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avouch
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to assert with positiveness; to confess; to affirm; to acknowledge
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awry
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askew; amiss
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axiomatic
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self-evident
"It is _________ that math teachers should know that 2+2=4." |
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baleful
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ominous; harmful or malignant in intent (foreshadows harm)
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balk
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to stop or refuse to go on
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balmy
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soothing; mild and pleasant
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banal
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commonplace and often predictable
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baneful
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causing death or ruin; harmful (actually harmful)
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banter
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good-humored; playful conversation; to speak in a teasing way
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bauble
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a trinket; ornament of little value
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beget
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to father; sire; to cause to exist; to produce
"violence ______ violence" |
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beguile
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to deceive by guile; to divert; to pass time pleasantly
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bellicose
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warlike in manner; pugnacious
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benign
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of a gentle disposition; harmless
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benison
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a blessing or a benediction
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bibliophile
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a lover of books
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bigoted
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favorable to one's own race and indifferent to everyone else
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bizzare
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odd in style; unconventional
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bland
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pleasant in manner; soothing; dull
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blandish
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to coax by flattering
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blasphemy
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impious action concerning God; craziness said against something sacred
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blatant
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brazenly obvious; offensively loud
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