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28 Cards in this Set
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Brevity(n) |
conciseness |
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Mitigate(v) |
to make less severe |
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Augment(v) |
to increase |
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Reprehensible(adj.) |
worthy of censure, blameworthy |
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Deride(v) |
to ridicule |
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Compliant(adj.) |
agreeing |
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Inadvertent(adj.) |
unintentional |
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Acquiesce(v) |
to consent, to give in to |
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Levity(n) |
light manner |
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Belittle(v) |
to put down |
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Extraneous(adj.) |
not essential |
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Digress(v) |
to stray from the topic |
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Emulate(v) |
to imitate, identify with |
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Sage(n) |
wise person, wise(adj.) |
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Auspicious(adj.) |
favorable |
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Furtive(adj.) |
shifty, sneaky |
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Remorse(n) |
feeling of guilt, regret |
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Scrutinize(v) |
to inspect carefully |
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Coalesce(v) |
to fuse, unite |
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Innate(adj.) |
inborn, inherited |
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Respite(n) |
short rest, pause |
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Efface (v) |
to erase, destroy |
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Malfeasance(n) |
misconduct in public, misbehavior |
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Ameliorate(v) |
to make better, improve |
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Prodigious(adj.) |
great in size of force |
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Immutable(adj.) |
unchangeable |
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Preclude(v) |
to prevent |
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Repress(v) |
to suppress, hold down |
