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12 Cards in this Set
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Affluent
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wealthy and privileged; well-to do.
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superfluous
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additional to what is necessary; extra
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mellifluous
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sweetly flowing or sounding
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leaven
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to make less heavy or serious
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levity
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lack of seriousness; jolly or joking manner
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alleviate
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to make less painful or dangerous
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elapse
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to slip away; go by
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collapse
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complete failure and ruin
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relapse
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a falling back into an old illness or bad habit
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recede
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to move back or away from
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concession
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something given up or yielded
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cede
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to surrender
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