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30 Cards in this Set
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Aspersion; noun
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false rumor, damaging report, slander
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Assiduous; adj
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diligent, persistent, hard-working
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Assuage; verb
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to make less severe; to ease; to relieve
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Astringent; adj
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harsh, severe, stern
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Atrocious; adj
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monstrous, shockingly bad, wicked
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Atrophy; noun
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to waste away, to wither from disuse
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Attenuate; verb
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to weaken; to make thin or slender
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Augury; noun
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prophecy, prediction of events
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August; adj
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dignified, awe inspiriing, venerable
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Ausipisious; adj
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having favorable prosecpects, promising
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Averice; adj
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greed
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Axiom; noun
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Premise, postulates, self-evident truth
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Baleful; adj
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harmful, with evil intentions
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Banal; adj
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trite, overly common
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Bastion; noun
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fortification, stronghold
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Belabor; verb
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to insist repeatedly or harp on
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Beleaguer; verb
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to harass, plague
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Belie; verb
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to misrepresent; to expose as false
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Bellicose; adj
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warlike, aggressive
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Belligerent; adj
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hostile, tending to fight
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Benighted; adj
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unenlightened
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Bequeath; verb
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to give or leave through a will; to hand down
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Beseech; verb
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to beg, plead, implore
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Bilk; verb
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to cheat, defraud
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Blandish; verb
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to coax with flattery
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Blight; verb
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to afflict; to destroy
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Bonhomie; noun
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good-natured geniality; atmosphere of good cheer
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Boon; noun
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blessing, something to be thankful for
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Bourgeois; adj
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middle class
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Breach; noun
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act of breaking, violation
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