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25 Cards in this Set
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austere
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strict; stren
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novice
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a beginner
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concoct
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to mix together
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debase
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to lower in quality
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grandiose
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magnificent;stately
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pillage
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to steal
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stalwart
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strong and sturdy
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punctilious
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very careful and exact
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succinct
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to the point; brief
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disconcert
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to confuse or upset
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supposition
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a guess
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nebulous
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cloudy; unclear
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crass
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vulgar; lacking class
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avarice
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greed; want
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slovenly
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sloppy; messy
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recapitulate
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to summarize
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desist
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to stop
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vulnerable
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open to attack
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pretentious
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showy; gaudy
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anathema
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an object of intense dislike
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cadaverous
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resembling a corpse
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egregious
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blatant; standing out
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mitigate
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to make milder or softer
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dilatory
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late; tardy
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prate
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to talk a great deal; to ramble
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