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30 Cards in this Set
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abate
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to put an end to
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anachronism
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error on chronology
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aggrandize
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to make great or greater
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ardor
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extreme vigor or intesity
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articulate
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able to speak clearly and effectively
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austere
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very strict; stern and cold
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banal
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lacking originality, freshness
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bombastic
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pompous; marked or given to bombast
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cacophony
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harsh or discordant sound
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capricious
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impulsive, unpredictable; governed or characterized by caprice
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castigate
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to subject to severe punishment
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crescendo
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a gradual increase (piano sound)
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deride
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to laugh at contemptuously; to subject to cruel ridicule
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disabuse
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to free from error, fallacy or misconception
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dirge
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a song or hymn of grief or lamentation
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dilettante
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admirer or lover of the arts
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emulate
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to strive to equal or excel
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enervate
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lacking physical, mental or moral vigor
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esoteric
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difficult to understand
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exacerbate
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to make more violent, bitter or more severe
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exigent
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requiring immediate aid or action
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iconoclast
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person who destroys religious images or opposes their veneration
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imperturbable
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marked by extreme calm, impassitivity and steadiness
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monotony
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tedious sameness
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opprobrium
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something that brings disgrace
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officious
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kind, obliging, dutiful
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paragon
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a model of excellence or perfection
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perfunctory
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characterized by routine or superficiality
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paradox
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a self-contradictory statement
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philistine
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native or inhabitant of Philistia
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