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36 Cards in this Set
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salubrious
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healthy
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ecstasy
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intense joy or delight
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conjecture
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make a guess
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unremitted
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persistent
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procured
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to obtain; bring about; obtain a sexual partner for others
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verdure
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greeness (of vegetation)
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wantonnes
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immoral; luxuriant; merciless; spoiled
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juxtapose(not in book)
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place side by side (esp for comp/contrast)
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eponym
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A person whose name is or is thought to be the source of the name of something, such as a city, country, or era. For example, Romulus is the eponym of Rome.
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galvanism
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Direct-current electricity, especially when produced chemically. Also called voltaism.
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amass
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to gather; collect
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penury
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extreme want or poverty
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interment
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burial
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disconsulate
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cheerless gloomy
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emaciated
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very thin
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intonation
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chanting; uttering tones
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liniment
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A medicinal fluid rubbed into the skin to soothe pain or relieve stiffness.
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harrowing
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agonizing
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tertiary
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Third in place, order, degree, or rank
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multifarious
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diverse
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transitory
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short-lived or temporary
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delineate
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To draw or trace the outline of; sketch out.
To represent pictorially; depict. |
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chastise
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To punish, as by beating. See Synonyms at punish.
To criticize severely; rebuke |
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vacillate
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To sway from one side to the other; oscillate AND To swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another
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dirge
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funeral hymn
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promontory
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projecting part; land justting out of water
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obdurate
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Hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; stubbornly impenitent
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exhortation
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A speech or discourse that encourages, incites, or earnestly advises.
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succour/succor
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Assistance in time of distress; relief.
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remiss (adj.)
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negligent
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waft
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To float easily and gently, as on the air; drift
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augury
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sign of something coming; an omen
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adjuration
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earnest solemn appeal
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solemn
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Deeply earnest, serious, and sober
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asseveration
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To declare seriously or positively; affirm.
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irremediable
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Impossible to remedy, correct, or repair; incurable or irreparable
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