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20 Cards in this Set
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Abjure
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(v) to state publicly that you will give up a particular belief or way of behaving
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Acrid
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(adj) smell or taste that is strong and unpleasant and stings your nose or throat
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August
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(adj) impressive and respected
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Callous
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(adj) not caring that other people are suffering
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Clandestine
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(adj) done or kept secret
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Compunction
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(n) a feeling that you should not do something because it is bad or wrong
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Conflagration
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(n) a very large fire that destroys a lot of buildings, forests, etc.; a violent situation or war
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Elated
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(adj., part) extremely happy and excited, especially because of something that has happened or is going to happen
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Indelible
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(adj) impossible to remove or forget
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Indulgent
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(adj) willing to allow someone, especially a child, to do or have whatever they want, even if this is not good for them
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Inveterate
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(adj) an attitude or feeling that you have had for a long time and cannot change
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Irrelevant
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(adj) not useful or not relating to a particular situation, and therefore not important
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Nocturnal
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(adj) active at night
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Platitude
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(n) a statement that has been made many times before and is not interesting or clever
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Quell
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(v) to end a situation in which people are behaving violently or protesting, especially by using force
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Quiescent
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(adj) not developing or doing anything, especially when this is only a temporary state
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Ruminate
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(v) to think carefully and deeply about something
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Tacit
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(adj) agreement, approval, support, etc. given without anything actually being said
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Tangible
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(adj) something you can touch or feel
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Trenchant
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(adj) expressed very strongly, effectively, and directly without worrying about offending people
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