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31 Cards in this Set
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Disparity
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Inequality in age, rank or degree
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Impinge
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Hinder
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Sanction
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An economic or military measure put in place to punish another country
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Servile
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Like a servant
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Suppressed
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Subdued; kept from being circulated
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Embellish
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To make beautiful; to decorate
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Florid
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Describing flowery or elaborate speech
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Opulent
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Exhibiting a display of great wealth
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Ornate
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Elaborately decorated
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Ostentatious
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Describing a showy display
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Poignant
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Profoundly moving; touching
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Ebullience
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Intense enthusiasm
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Effusive
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Emotionally unrestrained; gushy
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Egregious
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Conspicuously bad or offensive
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Flagrant
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Extremely or deliberately shocking or noticing
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Frenetic
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Widely excited or active
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Gratuitous
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Given freely; unwarranted
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Superfluous
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Extra; unnecessary
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Alleviate
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To ease a pain
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Asylum
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A place of retreat or security
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Auspicious
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Favorable; promising
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Benevolent
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Well-meaning; generous
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Benign
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Kind and gentle
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Mollify
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To calm or soothe
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Reclamation
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The act of making something useful again
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Sanction
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To give official authorization or approval
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Dubious
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Doubtful
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Fabricated
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Concocted to deceive
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Hypocrisy
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The practice of pretending to be something one is not
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Slander
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False charges and malicious oral statements about someone
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Spurious
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Not genuine
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