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20 Cards in this Set
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austere |
severe or stern in manner; without adornment or luxury, simple, plain; harsh or sour flavor |
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beneficent |
performing acts of kindness or charity; conferring benefits, doing good |
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cadaverous |
pale, gaunt, resembling a corpse |
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concoct |
to prepare by combining ingredients, make up (as a dish); to devise, invent, fabricate |
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crass |
coarse, unfeeling; stupid |
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debase |
to lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade, adulterate; to cause to deteriorate |
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desecrate |
to commit sacrilege upon, treat irreverently; to contaminate, pollute |
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disconcert |
to confuse; to distribute the composure of |
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grandiose |
grand in an impressive or stately way; marked by pompous affectation or grandeur |
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inconsequential |
trifling, unimportant |
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infraction |
a breaking of a law or obligation |
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mitigate |
to make milder or softer, to moderate in force or intensity |
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pillage |
to rob of goods by open force (as in war), plunder; the act of looting; booty |
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prate |
to talk a great deal in a foolish or aimless fashion |
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punctilious |
very careful and exact, attentive to fine points of etiquette or propriety |
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redoubtable |
inspiring fear and awe; illustrious, eminent |
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reprove |
to find with, scold, rebuke |
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restituation |
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 |
strong and sturdy; brave; resolute; a brave, strong person; a strong supporter; one who takes an uncompromising position |
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vulnerable |
open to attack; capable of being wounded or damaged; unprotected |
