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25 Cards in this Set
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Abridge
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to shorten, to diminish
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Alacrity
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prompt and cheerful response
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Antipathy
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a dislike, distaste, or enmity
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Augment
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to make greater or to supplement
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bombastic
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using inflated language, pompous
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decry
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to speak against, to rail against, to disparage
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Eclectic
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Coming from a variety of diverse sources
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Enhance
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to make batter, to improve
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Euphonious
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Pleasant or agreeable (sound); dulcet
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Fervid
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Ardent, burning, impassioned
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Impecunious
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Without money
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Ingratiate
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To make an effort to gain good favor with someone.
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Luxuriant
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Abundant in growth, very fertile
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Paltry
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Trifling; Petty; worthless
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Pedantry
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Act of showing off learning in a manner that is needless & unimaginative
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Placid
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Peaceful, calm
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Preclude
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To make impossible
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Promontory
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Land or rock projecting into a body of water
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Raze
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To completely destroy
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Secular
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Nonreligious, worldly
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Static
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Having no motion, showing little change
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Tact
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A keen sense for what is appropriate or tasteful in delicate situations
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Torpid
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Sluggish, inactive, dull
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Vindicated
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Cleared of accusations or charges
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Vindictive
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Revengeful, spiteful
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