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15 Cards in this Set
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EUPHEMISM
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Use of an inoffensive word or phrase in place of a more distasteful one
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EXACERBATE
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To make worse
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FAWN
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To grovel
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FERVID
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Intensely emotional; feverish
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GARRULOUS
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Tending to talk a lot
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HOMOGENOUS
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Of a similar kind
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IMPETUOUS
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Quick to act without thinking
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INIMICAL
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Hostile, unfriendly
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LACONIC
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Using few words
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CATALYST
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Something that brings about change in something else
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CONDONE
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To overlook, pardon, or disregard
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CONVOLUTED
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Intricate and complicated
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DESICCATE
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To dry out thoroughly
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DIFFIDENT
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Lacking self confidence
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DISCERN
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To perceive, to recognize
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