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20 Cards in this Set
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Burgeon
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To grow rapidly or flourish
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Bucolic
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Rustic or pastoral
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canon
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an established code or set of rules
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chary
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wary; cautious; sparing
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cogent
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appealling forcibly to the mind; convincing
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contrite
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humble, penitent
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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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emollient
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soothing, making less harsh
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esoteric
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intended for or understood by only a small group
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facetious
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playful, humorous
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harangue
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to deliver a pompous speech
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incipient
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beginning to exist or appear
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intransigent
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refusing to compromise
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odious
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arousing intense dislike
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penurious
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excessively thrifty or ungenerous
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putrefy
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to rot an give off a foul odour
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quiecence
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stillness, motionlessness, quality of being at rest.
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redoubtable
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awe-inspiring, worthy of honour
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torpid
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lethargic, sluggish, dormant.
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