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15 Cards in this Set
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efficacious
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effectiveness; producing the desired outcome
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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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Risible
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adj. relating to laughter; laughable
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Sybaritic
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adj. marked by luxury or pleasure
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Kudos
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n. acclaim or praise
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Crepuscular
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adj. pertaining to twilight
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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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adj. of questionable authenticity, but widely circulated as being true.
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