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121 Cards in this Set
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satiate
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verb
to satisfy fully |
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to peruse
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verb
to examine with attention and detail |
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effusion
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noun
pouring forth |
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to inure
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verb
to become accustomed to; to become hardened to |
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to assail
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verb
to assault |
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capacious
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adjective
spacious |
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dross
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noun
waste matter; worthless impurities |
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inexorable
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adjective
relentless; unyielding; implacable |
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prudent
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adjective
cautious; careful |
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to capitulate
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verb
to surrender |
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satiate
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verb
to satisfy fully |
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to peruse
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verb
to examine with attention and detail |
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effusion
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noun
pouring forth |
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to inure
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verb
to become accustomed to; to become hardened to |
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to assail
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verb
to assault |
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capacious
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adjective
spacious |
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dross
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noun
waste matter; worthless impurities |
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inexorable
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adjective
relentless; unyielding; implacable |
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prudent
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adjective
cautious; careful |
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to capitulate
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verb
to surrender |
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to conciliate
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verb
to soothe; to reconcile |
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paroxysm
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noun
a fit or attack of pain, laughter, rage |
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fastidious
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adjective
difficult to please; squeamish |
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irrevocable
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adjective
unalterable |
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indefatigable
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adjective
tireless |
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effectual
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adjective
efficient |
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adversity
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noun
poverty; misfortune |
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disconsolate
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adjective
sad |
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penury
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noun
extreme poverty |
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caprice
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noun
whim |
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ignoble
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adjective
of lowly origin; unworthy |
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predilection
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noun
preference; partiality |
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apathy
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noun
lack of caring; indifference |
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chimerical
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adjective
fantastic; highly imaginative |
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tyro
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noun
beginner; novice |
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despicable
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adjective
contemptible |
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immutable
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adjective
unchangeable |
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progeny
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noun
children; offspring |
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repugnance
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noun
loathing |
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omnipotent
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adjective
all-powerful |
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uncouth
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adjective
clumsy; boorish |
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to reprobate
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verb
to disapprove |
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reprobation
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noun
severe disapproval |
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reprobate
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noun
a person hardened in sin, devoid of a sense of decency |
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panegyric
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noun
formal praise |
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palpable
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adjective
tangible; easily perceptible |
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mien
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noun
demeanor; bearing |
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discrimination
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noun
ability to see differences; prejudice |
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dogmatic
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adjective
opinionated; obstinate; rigid |
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pedantry
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noun
undue display of learning; slavish attention to details |
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infallible
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adjective
unerring |
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incipient
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adjective
beginning; in an early stage |
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to delineate
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verb
to describe or outline with precision |
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lassitude
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noun
languor; weakness |
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incredulous
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adjective
skeptical; withholding |
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credulous
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adjective
believing with slight evidence; gullible |
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pertinacity
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noun
stubbornness |
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perversity
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noun
stubborn maintenance to a wrong cause |
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to chastise
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verb
to punish |
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to vacillate
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verb
to fluctuate; to waver |
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antipathy
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noun
aversion; dislike |
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ecomium
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noun
praise; eulogy |
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approbation
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noun
approval |
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diffident
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adjective
shy |
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dilatory
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adjective
delaying |
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salubrious
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adjective
healthful |
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callous
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adjective
hardened; unfeeling |
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depravity
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noun
corruption; wickedness |
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infamy
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noun
notorious badness |
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to exculpate
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verb
to clear from blame |
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to execrate
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verb
to curse; to express abhorrence for |
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ignominy
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noun
disgrace |
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obdurate
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adjective
stubborn |
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perdition
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noun
damnation; complete ruin |
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complacency
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noun
self-satisfaction |
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to efface
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verb
to rub out; to eliminate |
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sacrilege
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noun
a desecrating and profane act |
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ephemeral
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adjective
short-lived; fleeting |
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disdain
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noun
scorn; contempt |
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diabolical
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adjective
devilish |
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clemency
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noun
disposition to be lenient |
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exultation
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noun
rejoicing |
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impervious
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adjective
not penetrable |
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to assuage
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verb
to ease; to lessen |
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pensive
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adjective
thoughtful |
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enigmatic
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adjective
obscure; puzzling |
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mortification
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noun
humiliation |
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despondence
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noun
depression; gloominess |
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to conciliate
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verb
to reconcile; to soothe |
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to diffuse
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verb
to spread in all directions |
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to dissipate
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verb
to squander |
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cursory
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adjective
casual; hastily done |
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degradation
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noun
lowering in rank; debasement |
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flagrant
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adjective
conspicuously wicked |
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sagacity
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noun
wisdom |
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irresolute
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adjective
uncertain how to act; weak |
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wanton
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adjective
unruly; unchaste; excessive |
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impotent
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adjective
weak; ineffective |
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succor
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noun
aid; assistance; relief |
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redress
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noun
remedy; compensation |
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to imprecate
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verb
to curse; to pray that evil will befall |
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sanguinary
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adjective
bloody |
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to extort
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verb
to wring from; to get money by threats |
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feint
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noun
trick; shift; sham blow |
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to dissipate
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verb
to squander |
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sedulous
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adjective
diligent |
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indolence
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noun
laziness |
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insolent
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adjective
haughty and contemptuous |
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ennui
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noun
boredom |
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to expedite
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verb
to hasten |
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to remonstrate
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verb
to protest |
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presentiment
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noun
premonition; foreboding |
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sophism
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noun
fallacious reasoning |
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augury
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noun
omen; prophecy |
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acme
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noun
top; pinnacle |
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invective
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noun
abuse |
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adjuration
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noun
solemn urging |
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to extricate
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verb
to free; to disentangle |
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stigma
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noun
token of disgrace; brand |
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to consummate
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verb
to complete |
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opprobrium
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noun
infamy; villification |
