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36 Cards in this Set
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Abate |
v - to gradually become less serious or extreme |
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Abject |
adj - used for emphasizing how bad, unpleasant or severe a situation/condition is |
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Admonish |
v - to tell someone that you do not approve of what they have done; to reprove or scold |
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Aesthetic |
adj - relating to beauty or to the study of the principles of beauty, especially in art |
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Affluent |
adj - having an abundance of wealth, property or other material goods |
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Akin |
adj - related by blood; allied by nature; kindred |
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Albeit |
conjunction - although, even if, though, notwithstanding |
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Aloof |
adj - reserved or reticent; indifferent |
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Ambivalence |
n - uncertainty or fluctuation, esp. when caused by an inability to make a choice |
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Amorous |
adj - inclined or disposed to love; showing or expressing love; relating to or involving sexual love |
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Analogous |
adj - similar to another situation or process so that the same things are true of or relevant to both |
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Arduous |
adj - involving a lot of effort; extremely difficult |
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Ascetic |
adj - living a very simple life, especially for religious reasons |
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Assail |
v - to attack vigorously or violently; assault (usually with words |
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Atonement |
n - reparation for a sin or mistake |
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Austere |
adj - severe in manner or appearance; uncompromising; strict; forbidding |
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Aversion |
n - a strong feeling of dislike, opposition, repugnance, or antipathy |
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Beget |
v - to procreate or generate (offspring) |
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Beguile |
v - to influence by trickery, flattery |
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Bellicose |
adj - inclined or eager to fight; aggressively hostile; belligerent; pugnacious |
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Benign |
adj - having a kind and gentle disposition or appearance; not life-threatening; neutral or harmless on its effect or influence |
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Bereft |
adj - deprived of somebody or something valued or loved |
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Blasé |
adj - indifferent to or bored with life: unimpressed |
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Blasé |
adj - indifferent to or bored with life: unimpressed |
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Brazen |
adj - showing or expressing boldness and a complete lack of shame |
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Blasé |
adj - indifferent to or bored with life: unimpressed |
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Brazen |
adj - showing or expressing boldness and a complete lack of shame |
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Brevity |
n - shortness in time; the economical use of words in speech or writing |
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Cajole |
v - to persuade by flattery or promises; wheedle; coax |
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Candor |
n - honesty or directness, whether refreshing or distasteful |
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Candor |
n - honesty or directness, whether refreshing or distasteful |
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Capacious |
adj - capable of holding much; spacious or roomy |
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Candor |
n - honesty or directness, whether refreshing or distasteful |
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Capacious |
adj - capable of holding much; spacious or roomy |
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Capitulate |
v - to surrender unconditionally or on stipulated terms; to give up on resistance |
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Capricious |
adj - tending to make sudden, unexpected changes |
