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75 Cards in this Set
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sufeit
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to overindulge
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abate
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to put an end to
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cloister
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a covered walk
a monastery |
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sovereign
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chief in monarchy
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elysium
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a place or ideal happiness
greek heaven |
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providence
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foresight
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virtuous
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moral excellence
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abjure
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to foreswear
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compass
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ponder
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ague
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a fever
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prodigal
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extravagant
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allay
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to lessen or relieve
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prudent
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wise in handling practical matters
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accost
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woo
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distaff
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staff that holds unspun flax
womans work and concerns |
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bestow
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to present as a gift
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feign
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to pretend
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mollify
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to calm in temper or in feeling
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homage
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special honor
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profane
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showing contempt or irreverence
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heresy
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an opinion against established religious beliefs
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nonpareil
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having no equal
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hallow
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to make or set apart as holy
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contempt
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disdain for something dishonorable
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hie
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to hasten
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recompense
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to ward compensation for
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estimable
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valuable
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hither(thither)
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here(there)
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millifluous
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flowing with honey or sweetness
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dulcet
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pleasing to the ear, melodious
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become
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to grow or come to be
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belie
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to picture falsely
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resolute
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firmness, determination
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syllogism
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form of deductive reasoning
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abide
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to wait patiently
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slander
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the utterance of defamatory statements
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discreet
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showing discernment or judgment
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reprove
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to rebuke for a fault of misdeed
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endue
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to provide with some quality or trait
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lethargy
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sluggish indifference
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lechery
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excessive indulgence in sexual activity
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loathe
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to dislike greatly
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sinister
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suggesting or threatening evil
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malice
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a desire to harm others
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usurp
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to seize and hold
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erudite
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deep extensive learning
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scrupulous
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troubled with doubts or questions of conscience
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caprice
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an unaccountable change of mind or conduct
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solace
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thing that gives comfort or consolation
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deign
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think it worthy of oneself
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discretion
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discernment
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circumspect
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showing caution
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defer
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to put off to a latter time
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affectation
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artificiality of manner
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fastidious
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possessing or displaying meticulous attention to detail
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ostentatious
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intending to attract attention or admiration
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assail
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to attack with physical violence
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elated
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spirits lifted
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supercilious
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coolly and patronizingly haughty
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pique
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stimulate or provoke a person to action or emotions
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impertinent
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not constrained within proper limits
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felicitous
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admirably suited
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pedantic
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characterized by a narrow concern for book
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indignant
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filled with anger aroused by something unjust
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entreat
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earnest request of something
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propriety
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the quality of being proper
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complaisance
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politeness
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insipid
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lacking flavor or zest
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stricture
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something that restrains
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effusion
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pouring forth(literally and figuratively)
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impute
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to charge with the fault for
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benevolence
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disposition to do good
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solicitous
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expressing care and concern
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complacency
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feeling of tranquil pleasure
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indolent
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adverse to work or exertion
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