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24 Cards in this Set
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abate
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to lessen in intensity or degree
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accolade
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an expression of praise
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adulation
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excessive praise, intense adoration
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aesthetic
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dealing with, appreciative of the art or the beautiful
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avarice
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greed, especially for wealth
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burgeon
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to grow rapidly or flourish
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cacophony
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harsh, jarring, discordant sound; dissonance
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canon
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an established set of principles or code or laws, often religious in nature
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castigation
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severe criticism or punishment (esp. verbal)
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catalyst (2)
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-a substance that accelerates the rate of a chemical reaction without itself changing
-a person or thing that causes change |
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caustic
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burning or stinging
causing corrosion adj |
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chary
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-Very cautious; wary:
ex: was chary of the risks involved. -Not giving or expending freely; sparing: ex: was chary with his compliments. adj |
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cogent
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appealing forcibly to the mind or reason; convincing
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complaisance
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the willingness to comply with the wishes of others
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contrite
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regretful; penitent, guilt for one's sins
ex: The contrite sinner begged the priest for forgivness. |
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dearth
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smallness of quantity; scarcity; lack
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demur
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to question or oppose
verb ex: demurred at the suggestion. |
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didactic
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intended to teach or instruct
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discretion
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-cautious reserve in speech
-ability to make responsible decisions noun |
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disinterested
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indifferent; free from interest
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dogmatic
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stubbornly oppinionated
adj Sometimes casey is hard to get along with because he has such a dogmatic personaility and never wants to admit hes wrong. |
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ebullience
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enthusiasm, exuberance, liveliness, unrestrained enthusiasm (even to a point of rabidness)
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elegy
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a mournful poem, esp. one lamenting the dead
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emollient
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soothing, esp to the skin
making less harsh adj |
