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43 Cards in this Set
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ameliorate
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to make better
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ascetic
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one who practices rigid self denial, esp as act of religious devotion
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austere
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bare, simple, without adornment
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axiom
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a universally recognized principle
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axiomatic
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taken as a given
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bucolic
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rustic and pastoral
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canonical
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following or in agreement with accepted traditional standards
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contentious
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argumentative
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culpable
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deserving blame
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disabuse
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to set right
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effrontery
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extreme boldness
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ephemeral
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brief, fleeting
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erudite
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very learned
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extemporaneous
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improvised
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facetious
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playful
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fulminate
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to loudly attack or denounce
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hyperbole
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an exaggerated statement
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lucid
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clear
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oscillation
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the act or state of swinging back and forth
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paean
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a song or hymn of praise
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penurious
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thrifty
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perfidy
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intentional breach of faith, treachery
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pernicious
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extremely harmful
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perspicacious
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actutely perceptive
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precipitate
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acting with haste or impulse
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predilection
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preference
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prolific
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productive
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qualms
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misgivings
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quiescence
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stillness
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recant
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to retract
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redoubtable
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awe-inspiring
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reticent
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quiet
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sordid
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foul, characterized by filth
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squalid
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sordid, foul
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stoic
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indifferent, unaffected
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stymie
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to block, thwart
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supplant
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take place of
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torpid
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lethargic, sluggish
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torque
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foce that causes rotation
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ubiquitous
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existing everywhere
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veracity
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truthfulness, honesty
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vilify
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to defame, characterize harshly
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virulent
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extremely harmful
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