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29 Cards in this Set
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satiate
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to satisfy completely
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gauche
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awkward, lacking in social graces,clumsy
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inculcate
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to impress on the mind by repitition, teach persistently
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heresy
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an opinion different from acceptable relief
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pernicious
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extremely harmful, deadly
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quail
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to shrink back in fear, lose heart in a difficult or dangerous situation
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salient
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leaping, jumping, or springing forth
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clangor
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a loud ringing sound
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deleterious
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harmful, injurious
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absolve
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to clear from blame
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enhance
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to raise to a higher degree, to increase in value
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caricature
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a representation (especially in a drawing) in which the subject's characteristic features are exaggerated
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extentuate
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to lessen the seriousness of an offence bu making partial excuses
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contiguous
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side by side, touching, near
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exude
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to ooze out, to discharge through pores
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implicit
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implied or understood though unexpressed; without doubt, unquestioning
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cupidity
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an eager desire for something, greed
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enthrall
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to enslave, imprison
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scintillating
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sparkling, twinkling, exceptionally brilliant
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redundant
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extra, excess
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winsome
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charming, attractive
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preeminent
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superior, outstanding
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paragon
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a model of excellence or perfection
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politic
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wise in handling practical matters, common sense, artful
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sanctimonious
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making a show of virtue or righteousness, hypocritically moralistic
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incisive
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sharp, keen
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prosaic
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dull, ordinary, lacking in originality
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paraphrase
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to restate in other words
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ostentatious
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showy
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