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33 Cards in this Set
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assauge
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to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify
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capricious
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inclined to change one's mind impulsively; erratic; unpredictable
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caustic
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burning or stinging; causing corrosion
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centrifuge
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a machine that spins very swiftly
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desiccate
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to dry out or dehydrate; to make dry or dull
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divest
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to remove or strip, esp. clothing
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enervate
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to weaken; to reduce in vitality
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ephermeral
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brief; fleeting
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inchoate
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in an initial stage; not fully formed
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intransigent
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refusing to compromise
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obviate
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to anticipate and make unnecessary
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pervasive
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having the tendency to permeate or spread throughout
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plod
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to trudge; to move slowly and heavily
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precipitate
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acting with excessive haste or impulse
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propagate
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to cause to spread, multiply, or reproduce
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prune
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to cut back or clip branches or other parts of a plant
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rarefy
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to make or become thin, less dense; to refine
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viscous
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thick; sticky
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equivocal
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ambiguous; doubtful or uncertain
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illusory
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deceptive; based upon a false belief or impression
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insipid
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without taste or flavor; lacking in spirit; bland
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inured
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accustomed to accpeting something undesirable
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miser
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an individual who lives poorly in order to hoard money; a person who is stingy
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nonplused
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baffled; in a quandary; at a loss for what to say or do
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penury
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poverty;destitution
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preempt
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to replace; to supersede; to appropriate
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prodigal
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recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse; lavish
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quiescence
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stillness; motionlessness; quality of being at rest
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repudiate
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to refuse ro have anything to do with; to disown
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restitution
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the act of returning something to its proper owner; or of compensating the owner for the loss of such item; reparation
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stint
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to restrain; to be sparing or frugal
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subjective
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not objective; based upon internal perceptions rather than upon unpredjudiced fact
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veneration
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extreme respect and reverance; worship
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