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52 Cards in this Set
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abate
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V
to lessen in intensity or degree |
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accolade
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v.
an expression of praise |
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adulation
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n.
excessive praise; intense adoration |
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aesthetic
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adj.
dealing with appreciative of or responsive to art or the beautiful |
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avarice
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n
greed esp for wealth |
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burgeon
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v.
to grow rapidly or flourish |
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cacophony
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n.
harsh jarring discordant sound dissonance |
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canon
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n.
an established set of principles or ocde of laws often religious in nature |
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castigation
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n.
severe criticism or punishment |
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catalyst
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n.
a substance that accelerates the rate of a chemical reaction wtihout itself changing. |
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catalyst
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n.
a person or thing that causes change |
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caustic
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adj.
burning or stinging; causing corrosion |
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chary
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adj.
wary cautious sparing |
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cogent
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adj.
appealing forcibly to the mind or reason; convincing |
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complaisance
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n.
the willingness to comply with the wishes of other |
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contrite
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adj.
regretful; penitent; seeking forgiveness |
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dearth
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n.
smallness of quantity or number; scarcity; a lack |
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demur
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v.
to question or oppose |
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didactic
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adj,
intended to teach or instruct |
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discretion
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n.
cautious reserve in speech; ability to make responsible decisions |
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disinterested
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adj.
indifferent; free from self interest |
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dogmatic
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adj.
stubbornly opinionated |
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ebullience
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n.
the quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts and feelings |
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elegy
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n.
a mournful poem; one lamenting the dead |
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emollient
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adj.
soothing to the skin making less harsh |
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empirical
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adj.
based on observation or experiment |
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enigmatic
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adj.
mysterious; obscure difficult to understand |
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esoteric
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adj.
intended for or understood by a small specific group |
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exonerate
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v.
to remove blame |
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fallacy
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n.
an invalid or incorrect notion; a mistaken belief |
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furtive
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adj.
marking by stealth; covert; surreptitous |
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gregarious
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adj.
sociable; outgoing ; enjoying the company of other people |
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harangue
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v.
to deliver a pompous speech or tirade |
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heretical
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adj.
violating accepted dogma or convention |
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impecunious
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adj.
lacking funds; without money |
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incipient
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adj.
beginning to come into being or to become apparent |
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inert
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adj.
unmoving lethargic; sluggish |
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innocuous
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adj.
harmless; causing no damage |
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intransigent
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adj,
refusing to compromise |
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inveigle
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v
to obtain by deception or flattery |
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inveigle
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v.
to obtain by deception or flattery |
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morose
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adj.
sad; sullen; melancholy |
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odious
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adj.
evoking intense aversion or dislike |
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opaque
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adj.
impenetrable by light; not reflecting light |
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peruse
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v.
to examine with great care |
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preen
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v.
to dress up; to primp; to groom oneself with elaborate care |
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prodigious
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adj.
abundant in size, force or extent; extraordinary |
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putrefy
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v.
to rot; to decay and give off a foul odor |
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quaff
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v
to drink deeply |
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sanction
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n.
authoritative permission or approval; a penalty intended to enforce compliance |
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urbane
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adj.
sophisticated refined elegant |
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viscous
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adj.
thick sticky |