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20 Cards in this Set
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Accolade
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praise
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Acerbity
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Sharp bitterness
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Attrition
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The action or process of gradually reducing the strength or effectiveness of someone or something through sustained attack or pressure.
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Bromide
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cliche
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Chauvinist
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A person displaying aggressive or exaggerated patriotism.
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Chronic
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(of an illness) Persisting for a long time or constantly recurring.
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Expound
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Present or explain something
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Factionalism
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The splitting of a group into factions; Conflict between factions.
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Immaculate
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Really clean, Spotless
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Imprecation
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A spoken curse
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Ineluctable
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Unable to be resisted or avoided
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Mercurial
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Subject to sudden change
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Palliate
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less severe or unpleasant without removing the cause.
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Resplendent
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Attractive and impressive through being richly colorful or sumptuous.
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Protocol
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The official procedure governing affairs of state or diplomatic occasions.
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Stigmatize
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Describe or regard as worthy of disgrace or great disapproval
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Sub Rosa
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Happening or done as a secret
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Vainglory
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Inordinate pride in oneself or one's achievements; excessive vanity.
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Vestige
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A trace of something that is disappearing or no longer exists
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Volition
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The faculty or power of using one's will.
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