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15 Cards in this Set
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AGGRANDIZE
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To increase in power
Influence and Reputation |
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AMELIORATE
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To make better
To Improve |
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ANACHRONISM
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Something out of place in time
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ARDOR
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Intense and Passionate feeling
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ASSUAGE
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To make something unpleasant less severe.
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BANAL
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Predictable
Boring |
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CAUSTIC
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Biting in wit
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CHAUVINIST
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Someone prejudiced in favor of a group to which he or she belongs
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CHICANERY
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Deception by means of craft or guile
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DERIDE
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To speak of or treat with contempt
To mock |
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DILETTANTE
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Someone with an amateurish and superficial interest in a topic
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DIRGE
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Funeral hymn
Morunful speech |
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DISABUSE
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To free from error
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DISSEBLE
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To present a false appearance
To disguise one's real intentions |
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DISSONANCE
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A harsh and disagreeable combination, often of sounds
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