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25 Cards in this Set
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Abate
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to lessen or decrease
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iridescent
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having the appearance of changing color
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hegemony
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dominance or power over others
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immanent
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operating or present in (something)
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immolate
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to sacrifice, especially by fire
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punctilious
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placing great emphasis on manners
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benchmark
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an acknowledge standard or point or reference
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epigraph
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a quotation or brief remark at the start of a literary work
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perfunctory
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done without interest or serious application
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eclectic
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composed of various sources
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effete
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overrefined to the point of softness
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ineffable
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incapable of being expressed by words
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stultify
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to cause to appear foolish; to bore or make dull
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assiduous
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painstaking, thorough, hardworking
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concupiscence
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intense desire, especially for money or sex; lust
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turgid
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bloated, swollen
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mendacious
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given to lying
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cant
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pious, moral talk that is conventional and insincere
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metaphysics
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philosophical speculation, especially about aspects of reality beyond the everyday realm
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fatuous
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foolish in a self-satisfied way
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venial
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minor, forgivable
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watershed
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a crucial turning point
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crux
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the heart of the matter
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vitiate
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to weaken
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verisimilitude
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resemblance to reality
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