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16 Cards in this Set
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upward slope
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acclivity
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highest point, pinnacle, summit
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acme
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farthest point from the Earth in the orbit of a heavenly body
highest point, culmination |
apogee
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arranged in order of increasing force and interest
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climactic
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perfect, superb, carried to the highest degree
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consummate
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high rank
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eminence
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standing out, notable, famous
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eminent
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of the heavens, celestial, airy, delicate, intangible
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ethereal
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lift up with joy, pride, etc., elate
raise in rank, dignify, etc., glorify |
exalt
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very steep or over hanging place, cliff
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precipice
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steep
hasty, rash |
precipitous
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standing out above all others, superior
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preeminent
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redirect the energy of a person's bad impulses into socially and morally higher channels
purify, refine |
sublimate
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elevated, noble, exalted, uplifting
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sublime
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farthest point opposite the base, as in a triangle or pyramid, apex
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vertex
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highest point, culmination, peak
point in the heavens directly overhead |
zenith
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