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21 Cards in this Set
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assiduous
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diligent, busy, unceasing, persistent
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austere
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severe or stern in disposition or appearance; somber and grave
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exacerbate
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verb-to increase the severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate
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genial
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adj-having a pleasant or friendly disposition or manner, gracious
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facetious
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adj-playfully jocular; humorous
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anemic
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adj-lacking vitality; listless and weak
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harangue
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noun-a long pompous speech, especially one delivered before a gathering; a speech or piece of writing characterized by strong feeling or expression; a tirade
verb- to deliver a harangue (to) |
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naiveté
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noun-the state or quality of being inexperienced or unsophisticated, especially in being artless, credulous, or uncritical
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languid
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adj-lacking energy or vitality; weak
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obeisance
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noun-a gesture or movement of the body, such as a curtsy, that expresses deference
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vernacular
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noun-the standard native language of a country or locality; dialect
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tenuous
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adj.-long and thin; slender; flimsy, dilute
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benign
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adj.-of a kind and gentle disposition; kind
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aberration
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noun-a departure from the normal or typical
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stoic
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noun-one who is seemingly indifferent to or unaffected by joy, grief, pleasure, or pain
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squelch
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verb-To crush by or as if by trampling; squash; to produce a splashing, squishing, or sucking sound noun-a squishing sound; a crushing reply
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alacrity
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noun-cheerful willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
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brevity
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noun-the quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression
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modicum
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noun-a small, moderate, or token amount
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interminable
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adj-being or seeming to be without an end; endless
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prodigal
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adj-rashly or wastefully extravagant
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