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15 Cards in this Set
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mitigate
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to moderate in intensity, to alleviate
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indignant
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righteous anger
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niggardly
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unwilling to give, spend, or share, stingy
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demure
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modest or reserved (esp. w women- distaff)
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austere
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stern/severe in discipline
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prerogative
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an exclusive right/privilege held by a person or group especially by official right/superiority
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intimate
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verb! to hint, to make known, to suggest
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inure
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to accustom to something bad or unwanted (like endure)
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manifest
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clearly apparent to sight or understanding, obvious
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wanton
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undisciplined, unnecessarily cruel, lewd or sexually suggestive
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vouchsafe
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to grant or bestow (like a secret)
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abhor
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vehemently loathe
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beguile
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to deceive, to charm
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entreat
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to ask for earnestly
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incite
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to provoke to action (to incite a riot)
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