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104 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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adulaton
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excessive praise
intense adoration |
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aesthetic
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dealing with, apreciative of, or responsive to art or the beauitful
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avarice
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greed esp for wealth
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burgeon
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to grow up 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 of laws, often religious in nature
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castigation
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severe criticism or punishment
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catalyst
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a substance that accelerates the rate of a chemical reaction without itself changing
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catalyst
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person or thing that causes change
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caustic
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burning or stinging
causing corrosion |
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chary
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wary
cautious sparing |
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cogent
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appealing forcibly to the mind or reason
convincing |
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complaissance
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the willingness to comply with the wishes of others
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contrite
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regretful
penitent seeking forgiveness |
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dearth
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smallness of quantity or number
scarcity a lack |
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demur
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to question or oppose
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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 |
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disinterested
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indifferent
free from self interest |
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dogmatic
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stubbornly opionated
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ebullience
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the quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts and feelings
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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 mollifying |
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empirical
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based on observation or experiment
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enigmatic
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mysterious
obscure difficult to understand |
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enigmatic
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mysterious
obcure difficult to udnerstand |
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esoteric
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intended for or understoof by a small, specific group
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fallacy
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an invalid or incorret notion
a mistaken belief |
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exonerate
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to remove blame
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furtive
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marked by stealth
covert surreptitious |
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gregarious
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sociable
outgoing enjoying the company of other people |
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harangue
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to deliver a pompous speech or tirade
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heretical
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violating accepted dogma or convention
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impecunious
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lacking funds
without money |
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incipient
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beggining to come into being or to become apparent
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inert
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unmoving
lethargic sluggish |
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innocuous
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harmless
causing no damage |
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intransigent
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refusing to compromise
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inveigle
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to obtain by deception or flattery
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morose
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sad
sullen melancholy |
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odious
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evoking intense aversion or dislike
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opaque
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impenetrable by light
not reflecting light |
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peruse
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to examine with great care
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preen
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to dress up
to primp to groom oneself with elaborate care |
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prodigious
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abundant in size, force, or extent
extraordinary |
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putrefy
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to rot
to decay and give off a foul odor |
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quaff
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to drink deeply
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sanction
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authoritative permission or approval
a penalty extended to enforce compliance |
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urbane
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sophisticated
refined elegant |
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viscous
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thick
sticky |
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acerbic
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having a sour or bitter taste in character
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amalgamate
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to combine several elements into a whole
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bolster
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to provide support or reinforcement
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bombast
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self-important or pompous writing or speech
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bombastic
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pompous
grandiloquent |
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credulous
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tending to believe too readily
gullible |
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diatribe
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a harsh denunciation
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fawn
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TO FLATTER OR PRAISE EXCESSIVELY
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fervent
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greatly emotional
zealous |
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flout
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to demonstrate contempt for, as in a rule or convention
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fortuitous
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happening by fortunate accident or chance
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garrulous
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pointlessly talkative
talking too much |
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germane
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relevant to the subject at hand
appropriate subject matter |
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glib
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marked by ease or informality
nonchalant lacking in depth superficial |
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halycon
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calm and peaceful
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halycon
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calm and peaceful
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hubris
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arrogant presumption or pride
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idolatrous
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given to intense or excessive devotion to something
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imminent
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about to happen
impending |
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imperturbable
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marked by extreme clam, impassivity and steadiness
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impetuous
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hastily or rashly energetic
impulsive and vehement |
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implacable
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not capable of being appeased or significantly change
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indifferent
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having no interest or concern
showing no bias or prejudice |
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intrepid
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steadfast and courageous
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laconic
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using few words
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malleable
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capable of being shaped or formed
tractable pliable |
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maverick
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an idependant individual who doe snot go along a group or party
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mendacity
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the condition of being untruthful
dishonesty |
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mercurial
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characterized by rapid and unpredictable change in mood
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meticulous
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characterized by extreme care and precision
attentive to detail |
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mollify
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to calm or soothe
to reduce in emotional intensity |
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obdurate
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unyielding
hardhearted intractable |
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obfuscate
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to deliberately obscure
to make confusing |
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obsequious
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exhibiting a fawning or attentiveness
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obstinate
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stubborn
hardheaded uncompromising |
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opprobrium
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disgrace
contempt scorn |
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ostentatious
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characterized by or given to pretentiousness
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pedantic
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the parade of learning
excessive attention to minutiae and formal rules |
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pervade
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to permeate throughout
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pervasive
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having the tendency to permeate or spread throughout
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phlegmatic
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calm
sluggish unemotional |
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pirate
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to illegally use or reproduce
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plethora
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an overabundance
a surplus |
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polemical
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controversial
argumentative |
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pragmatic
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practical rather than idealistic
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rancorous
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characterized by bitter, long lasting resentment
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rhetoric
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the art or study of effective use of language for communication and persuasion
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salubrious
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promoting health or well-being
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sedulous
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diligent
persistent hard-working |
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solvent
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able to meet financial obligations
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solvent
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able to disolve another substance
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soporific
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causing drowsiness
tending to induce sleep |
