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15 Cards in this Set
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• Catharsis
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n – a release of emotional tension
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• Inundate
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v – to overwhelm; to fill beyond capacity
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• Revere
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v – to regard with respect, awe, or adoration
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• Internecine
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adj – mutually destructive
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• Efficacious
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effective; producing the desired outcome
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• Risible
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adj – related to laughter; laughable
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• Sybaritic
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adj – marked by luxiry or pleasure
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• Crepuscular
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adj – pertaining to twilight
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• Kudos
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n – acclaim or praise
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• Estrange
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v – to alienate
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• Intrinsic
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adj – of or relating to a thing’s basic nature; inherent
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• Maxim
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n – an established principle; a truth or rule of conduct
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• Putrid
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adj – rotten and foul smelling
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• Servile
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adj – submissive; slavish
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• Apocryphal
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of questionable authenticity, but widely believed
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