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28 Cards in this Set
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aperture (n)
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- a hole
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genial (adj)
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- friendly, gracious
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consecrate (v)
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- to dedicate to a sacred purpose
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morass (n)
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- a situation that traps, confuses or impedes
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intractable (adj)
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- unruly
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clad (v)
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- past form of to clothe
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austerity (n)
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- an ascetic practice
- enforced or extreme economy |
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despotic (adj)
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- a person exercising power tryannically
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vivacity (n)
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- the quality or state of being lively
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incredulous (adj)
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- skeptical
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insatiable (adj)
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- incapable of being satisfied
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tenacious (n)
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- persistent in maintaining, adhering to, or seeking something value or desired
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pithy (adj)
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- concise
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infallible (adj)
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- incapable of error
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relinquish (v)
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- to withdraw or retreat from
- to give up, release or yield |
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assiduous (adj)
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- marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application
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scrupulous (adj)
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- having moral integrity
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enunciate (t.v)
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- to announce
- to articulate |
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surmise (n)
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- a thought or idea based on scanty evidence
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conjecture (n)
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- supposition
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remuneration (n)
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- a payment
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impropriety (n)
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- improper act or remark
- quality of being improper |
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doleful (adj)
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- cheerless, sad
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beneficent (adj)
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- doing or producing good
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lacerate (v)
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- to tear roughly
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reconcilement (t.v)
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- to restore to friendship or harmony
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annihilation (t.v)
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- to cause to cease to exist
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indulgent (n)
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- lenient
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