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15 Cards in this Set
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BENEFICIENT
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kindly; doing good
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DIFFIDENCE
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shyness
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NEOPHYTE
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recent convert; beginner
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RECANT
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disclaim or disavow; retract a previous statement
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EULOGY
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expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death
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DIGRESSION
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wandering away from the subject
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ASSUAGE
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ease or lessen (pain); satisfy (hunger); soothe (anger)
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INSIPID
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lacking in flavor; dull
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WARY
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very cautious
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PROLIFERATE
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grow rapidly; spread; multiply
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COMMENSURATE
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corresponding in extent, degree, amount, etc.; proportionate
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APPRISE
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inform
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GRANDILOQUENT
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pompous; bombastic
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SUPERSEDE
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cause to be set aside; replace; make obsolete
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VERBOSE
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wordy
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