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20 Cards in this Set
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Austere |
Adj. Severe or stern in manner; without adornment or luxury, simple, plain; harsh or sour in flavor |
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Beneficent |
Adj. Performing acts of kindness or charity; conferring benefits, doing good |
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Cadaverous |
Adj. Pale, gaunt, resembling a corpse |
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Concoct |
V. To prepare by combining ingredients, make up (as a dish); to devise, invent, fabricate |
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Crass |
Adj. Coarse, unfeeling; stupid |
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Debase |
V. to lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade, adulterate; to cause to deteriorate |
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Desecrate |
V. To commit sacrilege upon, treat irrevently; to contaminate, pollute |
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Disconcert |
V. To confuse; to disturb the composure of |
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Grandiose |
Adj. Grand in an impressive or stately way; marked by pompous affection or grandeur, absurdly exaggerated |
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Inconsequential |
Adj. Trifling, unimportant |
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Infraction |
N. A breaking of a law or obligation |
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Mitigate |
V. To make milder or softer, to moderate in force or intensity |
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Pillage |
V. To rob of goods by open force, plunder; N. The act of looting; booty |
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Prate |
V. To talk a great deal in a foolish or aimless fashion |
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Punctilious |
Adj. Very careful and exact, attentive to fine points of etiquette or propriety |
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Redoubtable |
Adj. Inspiring fear or awe; illustrious, eminet |
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Reprove |
V. To find fault with, scold, rebuke |
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Restitution |
N. The act of restoring someone or something to the rightful owner or to a former state or position;making good on a loss or damage |
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Stalwart |
Adj. Strong and sturdy; brave; resolute; N. A brave, strong person; a strong supporter; one who takes an uncompromising position |
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Vulnerable |
Adj. Open to attack; capable of being wounded or damaged; unprotected |
