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76 Cards in this Set
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ABATE
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to lessen in intensity or degree
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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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having to do with 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 rigid self-denial, esp. as an act of religious devotion
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AVARICE
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greed
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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
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CACOPHONY
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harsh sound
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CANON
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an established set of principlees
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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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convincing
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COMPLAISANCE
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the willingness to comply with the wishes of others
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CONTENTIOUS
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argumentative
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CONTRITE
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regretful
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CULPABLE
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deserving blame
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DEARTH
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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
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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 improvable principles
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EBULLIENCE
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enthusiastic expression
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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 mournful poem
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EMOLLIENT
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soothing
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EMPIRICAL
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based on observation or experiment
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ENIGMATIC
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mysterious
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EPHEMERAL
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breif; fleeting
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ESOTERIC
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intended for or understood 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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mistaken belief
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FURTIVE
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marked by stealth
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GREGARIOUS
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sociable, outgoing
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HARANGUE
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to deliver a long pompous speech, long pompous speech
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HERETICAL
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violating accepted convention
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HYPERBOLE
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an exaggerated statement
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IMPECUNIOUS
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without money
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INCIPIENT
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beginning to come into being or to become apparent
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INERT
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sluggish
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INNOCUOUS
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harmless
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INTRASIGENT
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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
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ODIOUS
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evoking intense dislike
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OPAQUE
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inpenetrable by light
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OSCILLATION
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the act or state of swinging back and forth
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PENURIOUS
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ungenerous
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PERNURIOUS
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extremely harmful
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PERUSE
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to examine with great care
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PIOUS
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extremely devout
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PRECURSOR
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something that comes before
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PREEN
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to dress up
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PRODIGIOUS
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abundant in size
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PROLIFIC
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productive
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PUTREFY
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to rot
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QUAFF
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to drink deeply
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QUIESCENCE
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stillness
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REDOUBTABLE
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worthy of honor
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SANCTION
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authoritative permission or approval
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SATIRE
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literary work that riducules or criticizes
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SQUALID
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sordid
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STOIC
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steadfast
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SUPPLANT
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to take the place of
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TORPID
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sluggish
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UBIQUITOUS
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existing everywhere at the same time
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URBANE
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sophisticated
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VILIFY
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to defame
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VISCOUS
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thick, sticky
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