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76 Cards in this Set
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abate
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to lesson in intensity or degree
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accolade
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an expression of praise
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adulation
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excessive praise, intense adoration
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aesthetic
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dealing with, appreciative of, or responsivve to art or the beautiful
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ameliorate
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to make better or more tolerable
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ascetic
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one who practices ridgid self-denial esp as an act of religious devotion
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avarice
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greed esp for wealth
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axiom
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a universally recognized principle
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burgeon
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to grow rapidly or flourish
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bucolic
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rustic and pastoral; characteristic of rural areas and thier inhavitants
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cacophony
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harsh, jarring, discordant sound; dissonance
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canon
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an established set of principles or code of laws, often religiousi n nature
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castigation
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severe criticism or punishment
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catalyst
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a substance that accelerates the rate of a chemical reaction without itself changing; a person or thing that causes change
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caustic
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burning or stinging; causing corrosion
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chary
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wary; cautious; sparing
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cogent
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appealing forcibly to the mind of reason; convincing
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complaissance
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the willingness to comply with the wishes of others
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contentious
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argumentice; quarralsomel causing controversy or disagreement
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contrite
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regretful; penitent; seeking forgiveness
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culpable
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deserving blame
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dearth
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smallness of quantity or number; scarcity; a lack
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demur
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to question or oppose
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didactic
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intended to teach or instruct
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discretion
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cautious reserve in speech; ability to make responsible decisions
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disinterested
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free of bias or self interest; impartial
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dogmatic
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expressing a rigid opinion based on unproved or unprovable principles
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ebullience
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the quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts and feelings
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eclectic
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composed of elements drawn from various sources
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elegy
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a mounful poem esp one lamenting the dead
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emollient
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soothing, esp to the skin making less harsh; mollifying; an agent that softens or smoothes the skin
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empirical
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based on observation or experiment
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enigmatic
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mysterious; obscure; difficult to understand
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ephermal
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breif; fleeting
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esoteric
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intended for or understoof by a small specific group
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eulogy
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a speech honoring the dead
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exonerate
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to remove blame
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facetious
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playful; humorous
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fallacy
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an invalid or incorrect notionl a mistaken belief
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furitive
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marked by stealth; covert; surreptitious
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gregarious
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sociable; outgoingl enjoing the company of other people
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harangue
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to deliver a pompous speech or tirade; a long pompous speech
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heretical
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violating accepted dogma or convention
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hyperbole
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an exxaggerated statement, often used as a figure of speech
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impecunious
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lacking funds without money
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incipient
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beggining to come into being or to become apparent
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inert
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unmoving; lethargic; sluggish
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innocuous
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harmless; causing no damage
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intransigent
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refusing to compromise
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inveigle
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to obtain by deception or flattery
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morose
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sad; sullen; melancholy
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odious
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evoking intense aversion or dislike
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opaque
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impenetrable by light; not reflecting light
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oscillation
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the act or state of swinging back and forth with a steady uniterrupted rhythem
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penurious
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penny pinching thrifty ungenerous
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pernicious
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extremely harmful; potentially causing death
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peruse
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to examine with great care
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pious
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extremely reverent or devout; showing strong religious devotion
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precursor
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one that precedes and indicates or announces another
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preen
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to dress up to prinp to groom oneself with elaborate care
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prodigious
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abundant in size, force, or extent; extraordinary
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prolific
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producing large volumes or amounts; productive
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putrefy
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to rot; to decay and give off foul odor
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quaff
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to drink deeply
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quiescence
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stillness motionlessness quality of being at rest
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redoubtable
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awe inspiring; worthy of honor
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sanction
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authoritative permission or approval; a penalty intended to encorce complaince; to give permission or authority to
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satire
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a literary work that ridicules or criticizes a human vice through humor or derision
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squalid
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sordid; wretched and dirty as from neglect
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stoic
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indifferent to or unaffected by pleasure or pain; steadfast
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supplant
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to take the place of; supersede
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torpid
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lethargic; sluggish; dormant
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ubiquitous
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existing everywhere at the same time; constantly encountered; widespread
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urbane
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sophisticated; refined; elegant
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villify
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to defame; to characterize harshly
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viscous
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thick, sticky
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