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18 Cards in this Set
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abeyance
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temporary suspension
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accolade
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an award
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acquiesce
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to agree quietly sans enthusiasm
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alacrity
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quick, lively action
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ameliorate
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to improve
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ascetic
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severe; a person who abstains from worldly pleasures and is extremely self-disciplined
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assuage
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to relieve, allay, mitigate, calm
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atrophy
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to waste away
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baleful
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deadly, harmful
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banal
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devoid of freshness or originality
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blithe
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joyful
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calumny
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slander
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capricious
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unpredictable
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celerity
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swiftness
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demur
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to hesitate
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diatribe
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bitter, abusive criticism
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diffidence
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lack of self-confidence
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disseminate
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to scatter widely
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