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25 Cards in this Set
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to assent tacitly; submit or comply silently or without protest; agree; consent
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acquiesce
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a natural liking for or attraction to a person, thing, idea, etc.
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affinity
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irrelevant; profane
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blasphemous
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any external prop or support built to steady a structure by opposing its outward thrusts, esp. a projecting support built into or against the outside of a masonry wall.
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buttress
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watchful and discreet; cautious; prudent
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circumspect
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strengthening, or confirming; addition of strength; confirmation;
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corroboration
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To decrease the fullness of; use up or empty out.
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deplete
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autocratic; tyrannical.
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despotic
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To make or become extremely thin, especially as a result of starvation.
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emaciated
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derived from or guided by experience or experiment.
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empirical
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greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul; that quality or combination of qualities, in character, which enables one to encounter danger and trouble with tranquility and firmness, to disdain injustice, meanness and revenge, and to act and sacrifice for noble objects
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magnanimity
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habitual observance of truth in speech or statement; truthfulness
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veracity
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plowed and left unseeded for a season or more; uncultivated; characterized by inactivity
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fallow
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of the same or similar nature or kind
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homogeneous
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obvious and intentional exaggeration
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hyperbole
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not open to question or dispute; indisputable
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incontrovertible
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easily provoked to anger; very irritable
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irascible
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using few words; expressing much in few words; concise
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laconic
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introduced or coming from without; not belonging or proper to a thing; external; foreign
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extraneous
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submissive, to the will of another; compliant; yielding to the desires of another; devoted
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obsequious
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to increase or spread at a rapid rate
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proliferation
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having or showing a strict regard for what one considers right; principled
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scrupulous
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supreme or outstanding
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sublime
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obtained, done, made, etc., by stealth; secret or unauthorized; clandestine
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surreptitious
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a feeling of strong eagerness, eager desire or endeavor
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zeal
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