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20 Cards in this Set
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Austere
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Severe or stern in manner, without adornment or luxury, simple, plain; harsh or sour in flavor
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Vulnerable
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Open to attack, Capable of being wounded or damaged, unprotected
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Stalwart
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Strong and sturdy; brave, resolute, a strong supportor; one who takes on umcomprising position
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Restitution
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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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Reprove
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To find fault with, scold, rebuke
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Redoubtable
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Inspiring fear or awe, illustrious, eminent
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Punctilous
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Very careful and exact, attentive to fine points or etiquette or propriety
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Prate
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To talk a great deal in a foolish or aimless fashion
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Pillage
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To rob of goods by open force, plunder, the act of looting, booty
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Mitigate
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To make milder or softer, to moderate in force or intensity
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Infraction
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A breaking of a law or obligation
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Inconsequential
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Trifling, unimportant
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Grandoise
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Grand in an impressive or stately way, marked by pompous affectation or grandeur, absurdly exaggerated
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Disconcert
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To confuse, to disturb the composure of
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Desecrate
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To commit sacrilege upon, treat irreverently to contaminate pollute
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Debase
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To lower in character, quality or value; to degrade, adulterate, to cause to deteriorate
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Crass
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Coarse, unfeeling, stupid
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Concoct
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To prepare by combining ingredients, make up,
to devise, invent,fabricate |
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Cadaverous
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Pale, gaunt, resembling a corpse
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Beneficient
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Performing acts of kindness or charity; conferring benefits, doing good
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