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35 Cards in this Set
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to feed to the full; to fully satisfy
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satiate (v)
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to be accustomed to something painful of difficult; to harden
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inure (v)
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any sudden violent action or emotion; convulsion or fit
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paroxysm (n)
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act of forgetting; forgetfulness
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oblivion
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an idle wanderer; vagabond
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vagrant (n)
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acting with great force; furious impetuous; ardent
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vehement (adj)
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harshness; severity; lack of mercy
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inclemency (n)
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having great diversity; of various kinds
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multifarious (adj)
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not producing proper effort; in vain
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ineffectual (adj)
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monster with lion's head, goat's body, and dragon's tail
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chimera (n)
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incapable of error; certain
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infallible (adj)
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to erase or blot out; to cancel
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obliterate (v)
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to cite; to allege; to offer as argument
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adduce (v)
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approval; sanction; commendation
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approbation (n)
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dishonor; conduct deserving of disgrace
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ignominy (n)
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a wailing sound; an audible expression of sorrow
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lamentation (n)
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1. (v) to Despise; to reject as unworthy
2. (n) contempt |
disdain (n or v)
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1. (v) to compensate;
2. (n) compensation |
recompense (n or v)
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emotionally touching or moving
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poignant (adj)
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the art of encouraging or motivating
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exhortation (n)
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hot or burning; fiery; warm; fervent
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ardent (adj)
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to drive away; to dissipate
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dispel (v)
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to examine in detail; to scrutinize; to solicit
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canvass (v)
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to persist in anything undertaken
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persevere (v)
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tending to delay or be late
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dilatory (adj)
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to suggest indirectly; to hint
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intimate (v)
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to advise or exhort against; to divert by persuasion
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dissuade (v)
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inflexible; relentless
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inexorable (adj)
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sanguinary
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bloody; eager to shed blood (adj)
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a pharmaceutical chemist; a druggist
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apothecary (n)
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humility; modesty; hesitation
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diffidence (n)
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a requirement; a state of being demanded
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requisition (n)
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changeable; capable of change
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mutable (adj)
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a brand, mark of disgrace
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stigma (n)
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the disgrace that follows shameful conduct; infamy
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opprobrium (n)
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