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20 Cards in this Set
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assuage
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to relieve, to calm, to satisfy
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taciturn
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untalkative, silent
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vapid
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dull, uninteresting
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predilection
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partiality, preference
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nebulous
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hazy, indistinct
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entailment
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property limited to certain heirs
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condescension
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treating others as inferiors
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auspicious
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favorable
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scuppernong
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a type of grape
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pestilence
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epidemic disease
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edification
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process of instruction or improvement
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ascertain
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to find out for sure
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aberration
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something different from normal
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lineament
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characteristic feature
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philippic
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a bitter verbal attack; harsh statements
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umbrage
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offense, displeasure
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rectitude
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righteousness, strict honesty
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interdict
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prohibited behavior; VERB: to forbid or prohibit
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palliation
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to lessen the seriousness of something: to soothe
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cantankerous
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quarrelsome; bad-tempered
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