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15 Cards in this Set
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antithesis
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a direct opposite, a contrast
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ascend
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to move upward, to rise from a lower station
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austere
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strict, stern, unadorned, ascetic
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autonomous
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independent, self- contained
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banal
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commom, ordinary, lacking freshness hackneyed
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benign
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not causing harm, a gentel disposition, benificial
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capricious
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changing, suddenly fivkle
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dawdle
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to waste time, to spend time idly , to move in a lackadaisiccal manner
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defamation
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act of harming or ruining anotherperson reputation
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esoteric
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understood only by a small group of people
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exacerbate
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to aggravate , to irritate , to vex
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extol
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to praise to glorify
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fastidious
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reflecting a meticulous or demanding attitude, critical to an extreme
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furtive
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secret in an underhanded, stealthy
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gregarious
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sociable and outgoing
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