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10 Cards in this Set
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Precept
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(n.)
a rule of conduct or action |
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Salutary
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(adj.)
beneficial, helpful; healthful, wholesome |
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Scathing
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(adj.)
bitterly severe, withering; causing great harm |
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Scourge
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(v.)
to whip punish severely: (n.) a cause of affliction or suffering; a source of severe punishment or criticism |
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Sepulchral
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(adj.)
funereal, typical of the tomb, extremely gloomy or dismal |
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Soporific
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(adj.) tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness or lethargy (n.) something that induces sleep
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Straitlaced
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(adj.) extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct; prudish, puritanical
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transient
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(adj.)lasting only a short time, fleeting (n.) one who stays only a short time
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unwieldy
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(adj.) not easily carried, handled, or managed because of a size or complexity
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vapid
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(adj.) dull, uninteresting, tiresome; lacking in sharpness, flavor, liveliness, or force
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