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47 Cards in this Set
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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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burgeon
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to grow rapidly or flourish
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bucolic
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rustic and pastoral; characteristic of rural areas and their inhabitants
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castigation
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severe criticism or punishment
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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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contentious
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argumentative; quarrelsomel causing controversy or disagreement
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contrite
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regretful; penitent; seeking forgiveness
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culpable
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deserving blame
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dearth
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smallness of quantity or number
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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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disinterested
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free of bias or self-interest; impartial
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ebullience
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the quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts and feelings
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eclectic
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composed of elements drawn from various sources
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emollient
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soothing esp. to the skin
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empirical
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based on observation or experiment
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ephemeral
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brief; fleeting
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esoteric
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intended for or understood by a small, specific group
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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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harangue
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to deliver a pompous speech or tirade
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impecunious
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lacking funds; 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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unmoving, lethargic, sluggish
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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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morose
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sad; sullen; melancholy
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odious
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evoking intense aversion or dislike
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penurious
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penny-pinching; excessively thrifty
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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; to groom oneself with elaborate care
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prodigious
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abundant in size, force, or extent
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prolific
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producinglarge volumes or amounts
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putrefy
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to rot; to decay and give off a foul odor
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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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sordid; wretched and dirty as from neglect
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stoic
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indifferent to or unaffected by pleasure or pain
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supplant
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to take the place of; to supersede
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torpid
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lethargic; sluggish; dormant
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urbane
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sophisticated; refined; elegant
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vilify
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to defame; to characterize harshly
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