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49 Cards in this Set
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abate
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to lessen in intensity
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adulation
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excessive praise/adoration
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ascetic
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one who practices rigid self-denial, as in religion
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avarice
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greed esp. 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 and pastoral - rural areas and inhabitants
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canon
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established 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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caustic
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burning or stinging
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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 or reason; convincing
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complaisance
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willingness to comply with wishes of other
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contrite
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regretful; penitent; seeking forgiveness
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dearth
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smallness of quantity or number; scarcity
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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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dogmatic
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expressing rigid opinion based on unproved or improvable principles
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ebullience
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quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts and feelings
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elegy
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mournful poem
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emollient
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soothing to the skin, making less harsh
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enigmatic
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mysterious; obscure; difficult to understand
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ephemeral
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brief; fleeting
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facetious
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playful; humorous
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furtive
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marked by stealth; covert
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gregarious
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sociable; outgoing; enjoying company of others
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harangue
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to deliver pompous speech or tirade; long, pompous speech
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heretical
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violating accepted or convention
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impecunious
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lacking funds
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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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unmoving; lethargic
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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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odious
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evoking intense aversion or dislike
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oscillation
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act or state of swinging back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm
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penurious
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penny-pinching; excessive thrift
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pernicious
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extremely harmful; potentially causing death
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preen
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to dress up; to primp
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prodigious
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abundant in size, force, or extent
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putrefy
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to rot; decay
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quaff
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to drink deeply
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quiescence
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stillness; motionlessness
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redoubtable
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awe-inspiring; worthy of honor
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squalid
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wretched and dirty as from neglect
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supplant
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to take place of
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torpid
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lethargic; sluggish
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ubiquitous
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existing everywhere at the same time; widespread
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urbane
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sophisticated; refined
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