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20 Cards in this Set
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austere
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severe or stern in manner, harsh of sour in flavor, for bidding , un adorned, ascetic, rigorous
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beneficent
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performing acts of kindness or charity,humanitarian, magnanimous, charitable
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cadaverous
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pale, gaunt, resembling a corpse, wasted, haggard, corpselike, ghastly
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concoct
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to prepare by combining ingredients, make up, create, invent, fabricate
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crass
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coarse, unfeeling, stupid, crude, vulgal, tasteless, obtuse
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debase
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to lower in character, quality, or value, cheapen corrupt, demean, depreciate
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desecrate
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to contaminate, pollute, profane, defile, violate
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disconcert
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to confuse, to disturb the composure of, upset, rattle, rufffle, faze, perturb
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grandiose
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grand in an impressive or stately way, mijestic, bombastic, highfalutin
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inconsequential
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trifting, unimportant, trivial, negligible, petty, paltry
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infraction
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breaking of a law or obligation, violation, transgression, breach, offense
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mitigate
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to make milder or softer, to moderatein force or intensity, lessen, relieve, alleviate, diminish
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pillage
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to rob of goods by open force, plundre, booty, ravage, sack, loot
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prate
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to talk a great deal in a foolish or amless fashion, chatter, prattle, blab, blabber, palaver
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punctilious
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very careful and exact, attentive to fine points of etiquentte or propriety, precise, exacting , fussy , finicky
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redoubtable
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inspiring fear or awe, illustrious, eminent, formidable, fearsome, awesome, august
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reprove
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to find fault with scold, rebuke, chide, chastise, upbraid, reproach
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restitution
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the act of restoring someone or somethign to the rightful owner or to a former state or position
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stalwart
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strong and sturdy, brave, resolute, stout, intrepid, valiant, mainstay
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vulnerable
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openot atack, defenseless, exposed, unguarded
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