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20 Cards in this Set
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vernacular
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ADJECTIVE / NOUN;
native / native language; expressed in native language |
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capacious
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ADJECTIVE;
capable of holding much; spacious or roomy |
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transient/transcience
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ADJECTIVE / NOUN;
lasting only a short time, not permanent; brief / the state of being transient; moves around from place to place, doesn’t stay very long |
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credulous
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ADJECTIVE;
willing to believe or trust too readily, esp. without proper or adequate evidence; gullible; believable; believing too quickly |
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penance
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NOUN;
a punishment undergone in token of penitence for sin; remorse for past conduct |
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penitents
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ADJECTIVE / NOUN;
Feeling or expressing remorse for one's misdeeds or sins / A person performing penance under the direction of a confessor |
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nuance
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NOUN;
A person performing penance under the direction of a confessor; a very slight difference or variation in color or tone; tone, feeling; small hint |
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engender(ing)
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VERB;
to produce, cause, or give rise to; to bring about |
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martyr
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NOUN;
a person who willingly suffers death rather than renounce his or her religion; dies for a cause |
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stature
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NOUN;
the height of any object; height in an upright position; position or status / importance in society |
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boorish
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ADJECTIVE;
of or like a boor; unmannered; crude; insensitive |
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courtliness
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NOUN;
the act of being polite, elegant, flattering |
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shrift
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NOUN;
absolution or remission of sins granted after confession and penance; confession to a priest |
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accrue
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VERB;
to happen or result as a natural growth, addition, etc; build up |
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arbitrate
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VERB;
to act as arbitrator or arbiter; decide between opposing or contending parties or sides; to determine; to mediate |
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motley
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ADJECTIVE;
being of different colors combined; parti-colored; diversity of elements; varied; mixed |
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estimable
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ADJECTIVE;
worthy of esteem; deserving respect or admiration |
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guile
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NOUN;
insidious cunning in attaining a goal; crafty or artful deception; duplicity; sly; slick, cunning |
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sanguine
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ADJECTIVE;
cheerfully optimistic, hopeful, or confident |
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epicurean
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ADJECTIVE;
fond of or adapted to luxury or indulgence in sensual pleasures; having luxurious tastes or habits, esp. in eating and drinking; lover of pleasures and luxuries |
