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20 Cards in this Set
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Affluence |
Abundance of money, property or possessions; riches; wealth |
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Aloof |
At a distance, especially in feeling or interest |
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Assuage |
To make milder or less severe; ease; relieve or to soothe or calm |
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Autocratic |
Tyrannical, domineering |
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Belligerent |
Warlike; given to waging war |
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Berated |
Scolded, rebuked |
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Crucible |
A container of metal used to heat substances to high temperatures |
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Eloquence |
Using language with fluency and aptness |
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Ethereal |
light, airy; extremely delicate; heavenly |
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Flaccid |
Soft and limp, not firm lacking force, weak |
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Formidable |
Awe-inspiring, dreadful; discouraging or awesome strenght |
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Genteel |
Well-bred, refined; belonging to polite society |
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Indolent |
A desire to avoid exertion; slothful |
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Loiter |
To linger aimlessly |
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Maimed |
To deprive someone of the use of some part of the body; to impair |
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Mundane |
Common, ordinary, unimaginative |
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Nonchalant |
Coolly unconcerned, indifferent, or unexcited; casual |
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Splayed |
To spread out, expand, or extend |
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Venerable |
Commanding respect because of great age or impressive dignity; worthy of reverence |
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Wry |
Produced by distortion or lopsidedness of the facial features; twisted, crooked |
