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69 Cards in this Set
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assuaged |
to make an unpleasant feeling less intense |
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piety |
the quality of being religious |
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dictum |
a short statement that expresses general truth |
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chattel |
a personal possesion |
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taciturn |
saying little |
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spittoon |
a metal pot used to spitting |
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unsullied |
not spoiled
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imprudent |
not showing care for the consequences of an action
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tyrannical |
using power in a cruel way
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vapid |
offering nothing that's challenging
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veranda |
a roofed platform along the outside of a house on a ground floor
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malevolent |
to wish to do evil to others
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predelection |
special liking for others
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concession |
a thing that is granted, especially when demanded
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foray |
sudden attack in the enemy territory especially to gain something
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condescended |
to show feelings of superiority
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indigenous |
occurring naturally
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catawba |
variety of grape, that can be turned into wine
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entailment |
something that follows, logically
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sojourn |
a temporary stay |
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dispensation |
exemption from a rule or requirement
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haint |
a spooky demonic person
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expounding |
to explain a theory in detail
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iniquities |
lack of fairness and justice |
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contemptuous |
insulting |
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contentious |
causing an arguement
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diminutive |
extremely small
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fraught |
to be worried about a situation destined to be bad
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fractious |
to be grumpy |
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judiciously |
using judgement to do an action
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disapprobation |
strong disapproval on moral grounds
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diction |
the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing |
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discernible |
to be visible |
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auspicious |
can lead to success, favorable |
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abominable |
very bad |
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arbitrated |
to reach a judgement of a person |
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melancholy |
a feeling of sadness without cause
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probate |
the official proving of a will |
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quelling |
to put an end to a rebellion by force
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tacit |
understood without being stated
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magisterial |
showing authority
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pestilence |
a fatal disease
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cordiality |
diffusing warmth and friendliness
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placidly |
a good-natured manner
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asinine |
extremely stupid
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edification |
the improving of a person morally |
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quibbling |
argue about a trivial matter |
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kudzu |
a climbing plant with reddish flowers
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obliged |
make somone legally bound to an action
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ascertaining |
find something out for certain
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meditative |
involving meditation or a lot of thought
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unfathomable |
not being able to be fully explored or understood
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aberrations |
to leave from something normal |
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touchous |
touchy or sensitive
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plaited |
from hair or other material into plait or plaits
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perpetrated |
commit an illegal crime
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libel |
a published false statement that can damage someone's reputation
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morphodite |
being both girl and boy
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taffeta |
smooth cloth made from silk
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perplexity |
inability to deal with something complicated |
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inordinately |
not within proper limits
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relativity |
having a connection with something else
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provocation |
action or speech that annoys someone |
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trousseau |
belongings collected by a bride before marrige
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department |
a division of a large organization
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obstreperous |
noisy and difficult to control
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invective |
abusive language
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rudiments |
the first principle of a subject
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passé |
out of date |
