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68 Cards in this Set
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abate
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lessen intensity
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accolade
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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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appreciative of
response to art/beautiful |
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ameliorate
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make more tolerable
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ascetic
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one who practices self-denial,
especially as an act of religious devotion |
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avarice
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greed especially for wealth
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axiom
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universally recognized principle
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burgeon
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grow rapidly or flourish
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bucolic
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rustic, pastoral
characteristic of rural areas and their inhabitants |
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cacophony
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harsh, discordant sound, dissonance
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canon
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set of principles or code of laws, often religious
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castigation
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severe criticism or punishment
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chary
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wary, cautious, sparing
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cogent
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convincing
appealing forcibly to the mind or reason |
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contentious
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argumentative
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
scarce |
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demur
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question or oppose
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didactic
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intended to teach or instruct
didactic speaker |
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disinterested
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free of bias
impartial |
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dogmatic
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expressing a rigid opinion based on unproved/improvable principles
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ebullience
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zestful enthusiasm
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eclectic
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composed of elements drawn from various resources
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elegy
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mournful poem, esp. lamenting the dead
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empirical
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based on observation or experiment
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enigmatic
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difficult to understand
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ephemeral
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brief, fleeting
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esoteric
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intended for or understood by a small group
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exonerate
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remove blame
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facetious
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playful; humorous
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fallacy
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incorrect notion
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furtive
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stealth
covert clandestine surreptitious |
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gregarious
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sociable and outgoing
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harangue
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deliver a pompous speech or tirade
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heretical
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violating accepted dogma or convention
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hyperbole
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exaggerated statement, often used as a figure of speech
hyperbolic |
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impecunious
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lacking funds
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incipient
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beginning to become apparent
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inert
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lethargic
sluggish |
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innocuous
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harmless
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intransignent
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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
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opaque
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impenetrable by light
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oscillation
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swinging with uninterrupted rhythm
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penurious
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penny-pinching
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peruse
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examine with great care
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pious
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extremely reverent or devout
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precursor
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one that precedes
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preen
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dress up, primp
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prodigious
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abundant
extraordinary |
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prolific
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producing large volumes
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putrefy
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to rot/decay and give a foul odor
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quaff
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drink deeply
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quiescence
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stillness
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
penalty to enforce compliance give permission or authority to |
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satire
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literary work that ridicules or criticizes human vices through humor or derision
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squalid
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sordid, wretched from neglect
squalor |
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stoic
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indifferent or unaffected by pleasure or pain
steadfast |
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supplicant
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humble person
beggar |
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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
widespread constantly encountered |
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urbane
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sophisticated
refined elegant |
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vilify
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to defame
characterize harshly |
