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30 Cards in this Set
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idolatry
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n
excessive or blind adoration |
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adulterate
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v
to make impure; to contaminate syn: taint ant: refine |
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emanate
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v
come forth syn. rise |
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garish
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adj
tastelessly gaudy syn: showy ant: sedate |
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immutable
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adj
unchangeable syn: enduring ant: flexible |
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diadem
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n
crown |
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bucolic
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adj
pertaining to the countryside syn: pastoral ant: urban |
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redolent
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adj
having a pleasant odor syn: aromatic ant: acrid |
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impecunious
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adj
without money syn: destitue ant: affluent |
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sedition
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n
rebellion or resistance against the gov. syn: treachery |
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defile
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v
to pollute |
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gratuitous
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adj.
unnecessary or uncalled for |
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onus
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n
a burden; responsibility syn: obligation |
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impious
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adj
disrespectful toward God syn: irreligious ant: devout |
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caveat
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n
a warning syn: admonition |
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elixir
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a supposed remedy for all ailments
syn: medicine |
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desiccated
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adj
dried up |
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cessation
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n
a stopping syn: ceasing ant: beginning |
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juxtapose
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v
to place side-by-side for comparison syn: measure |
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kinetic
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adj
pertaining to motion |
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garrulous
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adj
talkative syn: loquacious ant: taciturn |
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fetish
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n
an object that receives respect syn: charm |
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scintillate
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v
to sparkle (intellectually); to twinkle |
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lachrymose
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adj
tearful, weepy |
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fissure
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n
an opening; a groove; a split |
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epitome
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n
a typical example syn: embodiment |
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languid
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adj
sluggish; drooping from weakness syn: listless ant: robust |
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delineate
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v
to describe, to depict |
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legerdemain
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n
a sleight of hand; deception |
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libertine
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n
one who leads an immoral life syn: hedonist |
