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31 Cards in this Set
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ASSUAGE
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To lessen (pain, distress); to calm (passion, anger)
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APOTHECARY
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Pharmacist or druggist
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BRETHREN
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Brothers; fellow members of a church
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IMPRESSIONISTIC
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1. relating to a theory & school of art whose chief aim is to capture the impression of a subject
2. This term has been extended to literature & music which seek to suggest moods & impressions |
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SOJOURN
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v. to live somewhere temporarily; n. a brief stay
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PERSEVERE
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to continue in some effort or course of action, in spite of difficulty
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FRACTIOUS
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inclined to make trouble; hard to manage; unruly; rebellious
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MALEVOLENT
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having or showing ill will; wishing evil or harm to others
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PROFANE
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adj. showing disrespect for sacred things; v. to put sacred things to unworthy or improper use
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REVELATION
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something made known, especially when it comes as a great surprise
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DELAGATION
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1. the act of entrusting authority or power to a person or persons acting as one's representative.
2. a person or group of persons elected or appointed to represent another or others. |
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INIQUITIES
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wicked, unjust, or unrighteous acts or situations
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CONTENTIOUS
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always ready to argue
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DISCERNIBLE
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easily perceived, recognized, or distinguished from something else
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INQUISITIVE
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inclined to ask many questions or seek information
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PANTOMIME
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the use of actions and gestures, without words, in order to tell something
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CONDESCEND
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to assume an air of superiority
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HUMILIATION
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a reduction to a lower position in one's own or another's eyes
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BEGRUDGE
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to look upon with reluctance or disapproval; to envy another person's pleasure or enjoyment of something
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ABERRATION
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the act of straying from the normal state or moral standard
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ALTERCATION
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a noisy, heated, angry dispute or argument
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PERPLEXITY
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the state of being confused; losing one's bearings
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CHANGE OF VENUE
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the movement of a trial from one place to another, as when the jury or court is likely to be prejudiced
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FANATICAL
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marked by intense, uncritical devotion and excessive enthusiasm
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PROVOCATION
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the act of purposely stirring up trouble; calling forth or inciting to anger
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OBSTREPEROUS
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marked by unruly or aggressive noisiness, loud opposition
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VEHEMENTLY
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marked by forceful energy; powerfully; intensely emotional
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RECTITUDE
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the quality or state of being correct in judgment, procedure, or morals
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INDIGNANT
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filled with anger aroused by something unjust, unworthy, or mean
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DEGENERATION
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the process of declining to a condition below what is normal foor someone or something
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AUSTERE
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stern or forbidding in appearance or manner; severe in self-discipline; strict in morals
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