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20 Cards in this Set
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(adj.) sparing or moderate in eating and drinking
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abstemious
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(n) excessive praise
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adulation
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(n.) cheerful willingness; readiness
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alacrity
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(adj) completely surrounding
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ambient
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(n) deviation from the common rule
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anomaly
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(n) dislike; aversion
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antipathy
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(adj) old-fashioned
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archaic
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(v) to lessen or reduce; soothe
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assuage
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(adj) promising success
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auspicious
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(n) greed for wealth
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avarice
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(adj) unenlightened or ignorant
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benighted
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(adj) not dangerous; gentle
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benign
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(n) speech too pompous for an occasion
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bombast
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(v) to persuade by flattery or promises
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cajole
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(adj) unreal; imaginary; visionary
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chimerical
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(adj) lacking alertness or energy
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comatose
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(adj) dependent for existence, occurrence, character, etc., on something not yet certain
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contingent
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(adj) showing regret for a wrongdoing
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contrite
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(adj) Deserving of blame or censure as being wrong
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culpable
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(adj) going rapidly over something, without noticing details; hasty; superficial
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cursory
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