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25 Cards in this Set
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antithesis
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opposition; contrast
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ascend
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mount; rise
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austere
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severe in manner or appearance; uncompromising; strict; forbidding
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autonomous
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not subject to control from outside; independent
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banal
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devoid of freshness or originality; hackneyed; trite
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benign
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having a kindly disposition; gracious
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capricious
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subject to, led by, or indicative of caprice or whim; erratic
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dawdle
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to waste time; idle; trifle; loiter
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defamation
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the act of defaming; false or unjustified injury of the good reputation of another, as by slander or libel; calumny
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esoteric
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understood by or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge or interest; recondite
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exacerbate
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to increase the severity, bitterness, or violence of
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extol
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to praise highly; laud; eulogize
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fastidious
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excessively particular, critical, or demanding; hard to please
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furtive
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taken, done, used, etc., surreptitiously or by stealth; secret
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gregarious
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fond of the company of others; sociable
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hypocrite
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a person who pretends to have virtues, moral or religious beliefs, principles, etc., that he or she does not actually possess, esp. a person whose actions belie stated beliefs
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innate
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existing in one from birth; inborn; native
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lethargic
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of, pertaining to, or affected with lethargy; drowsy; sluggish
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melancholy
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a gloomy state of mind, esp. when habitual or prolonged; depression
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opaque
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not transparent or translucent; impenetrable to light; not allowing light to pass through
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prolific
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producing offspring, young, fruit, etc., abundantly; highly fruitful
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reprove
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to criticize or correct, esp. gently;to prove again
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symmetry
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the correspondence in size, form, and arrangement of parts on opposite sides of a plane, line, or point; regularity of form or arrangement in terms of like, reciprocal, or corresponding parts
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tranquil
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free from commotion or tumult; peaceful; quiet; calm
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venerate
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to regard or treat with reverence; revere
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