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90 Cards in this Set
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Assuaged
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to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses); easy
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Piety
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a conventional belief or standard
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Entity
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A. independent, separate, or self-contained existence b: the existence of a thing as contrasted with its attributes
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Vapid
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lacking liveliness, tang, briskness, or force
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Nebulous
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indistinct, vague
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Illicitly
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not permitted
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Sojourn
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a temporary stay
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Persevere
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to persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement
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Contemptuous
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manifesting, feeling, or expressing contempt
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Contentious
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likely to cause contention <a contentious argument
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Auspicious
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favorable; fortunate
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Tyranny
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cruel dictatorship
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Gingerly
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cautiously
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Benign
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kind;merciful
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Morbid
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gruesome;grisly
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Placidly
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calmy;quietly
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Inquisitive
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curious;nosy
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Ensuing
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resulting
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Prowess
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skill
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Malignant
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evil;wicked
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Ascertaining
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determining
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Vigil
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careful watch
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Aberrations
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irregularites
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Perpetrated
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caused or committed
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Caricatures
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mock drawings or imitations; usually a person
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Adjacent
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nearby, neighboring
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Igenuous
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simple, unsophisticated
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Siblings
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brothers and sisters
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Provocation
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reason for action, harassment
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Tentatively
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hestiantly, uncertainty
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Attributes
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characteristics; features
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Rudiment
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basic; funamentals
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Vehemently
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rigorously; fiercely
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Interrogation
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close questioning
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Rectitude
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goodness; virtue
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Reconnaissance
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survey; examination
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Devoid
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empty; without
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Ecclesiastical
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having to do with church matters
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Subdued
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quieted; restrained
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Austere
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severe, stern; harsh
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Formidable
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inspiring wonder, fear or dread
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Prerogative
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right, privilege
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Obliquely
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indirectly
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Caste
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class divisions based on wealth, rank, or job
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Elusive
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not easily found or understood
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Edification
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act of improvement and learning
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Invoke
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summon up; call upon
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Ominous
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threatening
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Criteria
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standard by which something is judged
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Affliction
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distress; pain; misforune
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Conceded
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admitted
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Elucidate
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explain; shed light on
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Terse
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brief; concise
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Amiably
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agreeably, friendly
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Indigenous
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native; naturally occuring
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Acrimonious
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bitter; angry
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Tenet
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belief
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Stealthy
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cunning; sneaking
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Irrelevant
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off the topic; unrelated
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Articulate
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well spoken
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Expunge
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erase
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Candid
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honest; open; sincere
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Impudent
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ill-mannered; rude
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Discreet
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cautious; restrained
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Corroborate
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supportive
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Indicted
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accused; charged
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Iota
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a tiny bit
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Tacit
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expressed without using words
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Cynical
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suspicious; distrustful
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Fatalistic
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accepting; resgned to the inevitable
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Obscure
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unknown or unimportant
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Wryly
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ironically
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Furtive
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secret, undercover, sly
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Adamant
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rigid; inflexable
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Sordid
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dirty, shameful, disgraceful
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Apprehension
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fear, disgraceful
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Impertinence
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boldness, rudeness, impudence
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Squalor
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poverty; wretchedness
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Veneer
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mask, cover, outward display
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Recluse
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hermit, loner
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Nondescript
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hard to describe
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Purloined
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stolen
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Incantations
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magic spells; chants
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Teeming
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brimming; swarmming
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Subordinates
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persons of lower position or power
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Pimeval
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ancient; prehistoric
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Garishly
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in a showy, gaudy way
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Connived
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deliberately overlooked; execused
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Competent
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capable; qualified
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Acquiescence
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consent; agreement
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