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50 Cards in this Set
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nebulous
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indistinct, vague, hazy, confused
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piety
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religious devotion to god
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assuage
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to make milder or less severe, relieve
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imprudent
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lacking good judgement, irresponsible
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taciturn
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inclined to silence, reserved in speech
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illicitly
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not legally permitted
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malevolent
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showing vicious ill will, hatred
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condescend
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to deal with people in an arrogently superior manner
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sojourn
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to stay at a place for a time
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mortification
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embarassment, humiliation
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pestilence
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a fatal epidemic
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benevolence
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desire to do good to others
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placid
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pleasantly calm or peaceful, tranquil
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asinine
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foolish, unintelligent, stupid
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unfathomable
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difficult or impossible to understand
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aberration
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a departure from the normal or typical
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deportment
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the conduct or obedience of a child at school
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invective
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an insulting word or expression
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rudiments
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the beginning elements of something
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apoplexy
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a sudden loss of bodily function due to a rupture of blood
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philippic
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any speech or discourse of bitter criticism
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umbrage
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offense, annoyance, displeasure
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rectitude
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rightness of principle or conduct, moral value
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palliate
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to relieve or lessen without curing
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undulate
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(of a sound) the rise and fall in pitch
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habiliments
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clothes as worn in a particular profession
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denunciation
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an accusation of a crime, public criticism
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austere
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uncompromising, strict, forbidding
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temerity
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reckless boldness, rashness, foolishness
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furtive
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sly, shifty, secret or done with stealth
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acquiescence
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agreement or consent by silence
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elucidate
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to make logical or clear; explain
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corraborate
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to make more certain; confirm
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acrionious
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cutting, stinging or bitter in nature, speech, or behavior
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venerable
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commanding respect because of great age or impressive dignity
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uncouth
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akward; clumsy; unmannerly
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manacles
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a shackle for the hand; handcuff
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mollify
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to soften in feeling or temper; pacify
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chifforobe
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a piece of furniture having drawers and a space for hanging clothes
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volition
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a choice or decision made by the will
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indict
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to accuse of wrongdoing; charge
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discreet
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exercising or showing caution and self restraint
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indignant
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expressing strong displeasure at an unjust thing
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feral
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not domesticated; wild
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rueful
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causing sorrow or pity
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vehement
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strongly emotional; intense or passionate
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brevity
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shortness of time or duration; briefness
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recluse
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a person who lives apart from society
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irascible
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easily provoked; very irritable
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florid
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flushed with rosy color
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