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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
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Augment
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to make greater
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Bombastic
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using inflated language
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Decry
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to speak against
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Eclectic
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coming from a variety of diverse sorces
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Enhance
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to make better
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Euphonious
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pleasent or agreeable sound
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Fervid
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burning, impassioned
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Impecunious
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without money
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Ingrateiate
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to make an effort to gain with good favor with someone
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Luxuriant
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very fiertile
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paltry
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worthless, petty
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pendantry
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act of showing off learning in a manner that is needless and 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 completly destroy
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secular
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nonreligious
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static
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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
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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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