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15 Cards in this Set
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august
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(adj.) - inspiring reverence or admiration; of supreme dignity or grandeur; majestic
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coquettish
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(adj.)-flirty
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archaic
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(adj.)- marked by the characteristics of an earlier period; antiquated
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Dank
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(adj.) - unpleasantly moist or humid; damp and, often, chilly: a dank cellar.
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tarnish
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(verb)- to diminish or destroy the purity of; stain, sully
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gilt
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(adj)- covered with a thin layer of gold
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mote
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(n)- a small particle, esp. of dust
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vanquish
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(v.)- to defeat in any sontest or conflict; be victorious over; to vanquish one's opponenet in an argument
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desert
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(v.)- to leave a person
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teem
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(v.)- to abound or swarm; be fertile
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deprecaution
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(n.)- a protest or disapproval of somehting
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tableau
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(n.)- a picture as of a scene
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silhoutte
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(n.)- the outline or general shape of something
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vindicate
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(v.)- to uphold or justify by argument or evidence
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pauper
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(noun) - a person without any means of support, esp. a destitute person who depends on aid from public welfare funds or charity
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