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100 Cards in this Set
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n rotundity
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roundness; sonorousness of speech
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regal
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royal; of a monarch; Ex. regal manner
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efface
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rub out; remove the surface of
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attrition
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rubbing away by friction; gradual decrease in numbers or strength; reduction in the work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment; Ex. a war of attrition
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abrasive
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rubbing away; tending to grind down
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d\\'ebris
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rubble; wreckage; scattered remains of something broken or destroyed
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n florid
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ruddy; (of a complexion) reddish; flowery; very ornate; CF. rose
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s boor
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rude, insensitive person
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n boorish
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rude; insensitive
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effrontery
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rudeness without any sense of shame; shameless boldness; presumptousness; nerve; cheek
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n domineer
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rule over tyrannically
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s sovereign
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ruler in a monarchy; ADJ: (of a country) independent and self-governing; having supreme power; supreme; excellent
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s elope
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run away secretly with the intention of getting married
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n seedy
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run-down; decrepit; disreputable; having many seeds; Ex. seedy downtown hotel
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pastoral
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rural; of rural life; idyllic; of a pastor
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s career
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rush wildly; go at full speed
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n torrent
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rushing stream; flood; Ex. The rain fell in torrents.
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n yokel
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rustic; country bumpkin; Ã̳ð
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n bucolic
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rustic; pastoral
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forlorn
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sad and lonely; wretched; desolate
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s woeful
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sad; (of something bad) deplorable; deplorably bad; Ex. woeful housing conditions
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n funereal
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sad; solemn; suitable for a funeral
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n wistful
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sadly thoughtful (because of desires or memories); sadly pensive; vaguely longing
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n jocular
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said or done in jest or playfully; marked by joking
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s clipper
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sailing vessel built for great speed
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emolument
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salary; payment for an office; compensation
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saline
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salty
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monotony
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sameness leading to boredom; monotonousness; ADJ. monotonous; CF. monotone
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uniformity
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sameness; monotony; ADJ. uniform: the same all over
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n surfeit
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satiate; feed or supply to excess; stuff; indulge to excess in anything; N: surfeiting; excessive amount; Ex. surfeit of food
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slake
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satisfy (thirst); quench; sate
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satiate
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satisfy fully (physical needs such as hunger); sate; N. satiety: condition of being satiated
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n sate
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satisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy
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n imbue
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saturate(soak thoroughly); fill; Ex. imbue someone with feelings
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s valediction
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saying farewell; expression of leave-taking
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saga
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Scandinavian myth; any legend; long heroic narrative
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meager
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scanty; inadequate
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dearth
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scarcity
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paucity
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scarcity; dearth
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dispel
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scatter; drive away; cause to vanish
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disperse
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scatter; Ex. disperse the cloud/crowd
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skeptic
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sceptic; doubter; person who suspends judgment until he has examined the evidence supporting a point of view; ADJ. skeptical; N. skepticism; scepticism
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n pedant
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scholar who overemphasizes book learning, trivial details of learning, or technicalities
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n savant
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scholar; learned person; CF. savoir: know
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s monograph
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scholarly article
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n seminary
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school for training future ministers; secondary school, especially for young women
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conservatory(conservatoire)
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school of the fine arts (especially music or drama); glass-enclosed area; CF. conservancy
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s hygiene
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science and practice of the promotion and preservation of health; ADJ. hygienic: showing careful attention to cleanness (to prevent disease); Ex. hygienic condition
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n jurisprudence
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science of law
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acoustics
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science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
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n ornithologist
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scientific student of birds; N. ornithology: scientific study of birds
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rebuke
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scold harshly; criticize severely
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n berate
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scold strongly
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n excoriate
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scold with biting harshness; censure strongly; strip the skin off
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n chide
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scold; rebuke (someone who has done wrong)
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n shrew
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scolding woman; very small mouselike animal
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contempt
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scorn; disdain; ADJ. contemptuous; CF. contemptible
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n sardonic
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scornfully mocking; disdainful; sarcastic; cynical; Ex. sardonic smile
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n glower
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scowl; glare; look or stare angrily
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s rag
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scrap of cloth; ADJ. ragged: old and torn; seeming unfinished and imperfect; Ex. ragged debut/performance
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conscientious
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scrupulous; through and careful; Ex. conscientious worker
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n hermetic
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sealed by fusion so as to be airtight; airtight
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s scorch
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sear; N.
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n sere
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sear; parched; dry
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s ransack
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search thoroughly; pillage (going through a place); Ex. Enemy soldiers ransacked the town.
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condiments
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seasonings; spices
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avocation
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secondary or minor occupation
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clandestine
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secret
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crypt
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secret recess or vault usually used for burial; underground room (under a church)
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covert
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secret; hidden; implied; OP. overt
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n privy
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secret; hidden; not public; made a participant in something secret; Ex. privy chamber government; Ex. be privy to a discussion; CF. private
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n inviolable
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secure from corruption, attack, or violation(or profanation); unassailable; Ex. inviolable oath/rights; N. inviolability
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n purchase
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secure grasp or hold; firm grasp or footing
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anchor
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secure or fasten firmly; be fixed in place; N. anchorage
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collateral
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security given for loan; ADJ: secondary; descended from the same person but through different sons or daughters
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n silt
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sediment deposited by running water (at the entrance to a harbor or by a bend in a river)
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n dregs
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sediment in a liquid; lees; worthless residue
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aspire
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seek to attain (position or status); long for; Ex. aspire to become president; Ex. aspire to/after the leadership
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aspirant
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seeker after position or status
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sophistry
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seemingly plausible but fallacious reasoning; sophism
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specious
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seemingly reasonable but incorrect; misleading (often intentionally)
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n seine
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seine net; net for catching fish
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n usurp
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seize another's power or rank (without legal authority); supplant; appropriate; N. usurpation; CF. take for one's own use
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confiscate
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seize; take possession of (private property) by official order (usu. as a punishment); commandeer
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n excerpt
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selected passage (written or musical) taken from a longer work; V.
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eclectic
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selective; composed of elements drawn from disparate sources; selecting individual elements from a variety of sources; N. eclecticism
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s confidence
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self-assurance; calm unworried feeling based on a strong belief in one's abilities; strong belief in the ability of a person or plan; trust or faith in a person or thing; something confided; secret; Ex. confidence in your ability; Ex. I'm telling you this in confidence; Ex. exchange confidences about their boyfriends; ADJ. confident
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reserve
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self-control; self-restraint; formal but distant manner; reticence; Ex. without reserve: freely and openly; ADJ. reserved: shy and uncommunicative
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n truism
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self-evident truth
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axiom
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self-evident truth requiring no proof
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n postulate
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self-evident truth; something assumed without proof; V: assume the truth of (as a basis of an argument)
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autonomous
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self-governing; N. autonomy
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pomposity
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self-important behavior; acting like a stuffed shirt(pompous person); ADJ. pompous: self-important
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consequential
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self-important; significant; consequent; following as a result; Ex. consequential air; CF. subsequent
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n penance
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self-imposed punishment for sin; Ex. do penance for one's sins; CF. penitent
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n continence
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self-restraint; sexual chastity; sexual abstinence; voluntary control over bladder and bowel functions; ADJ. continent
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complacency
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self-satisfaction; smugness; ADJ. complacent
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s smug
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self-satisfied; complacent
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vendor
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seller
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s flip
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send (something) spinning, often into the air, by striking with a light quick blow; turn over; Ex. flip over
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