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25 Cards in this Set
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Acquiesce
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to agree or express agreement.
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Affable
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giving off warmth and friendliness.
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Ameliorate
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to make better
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Ascetic
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person who renounces material comforts and leads a life of austere self-discipline.
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Atrophy
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a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse; decay.
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Credulous
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disposed to believe on little evidence.
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Dawdle
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to take one’s time and do things slowly
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Deprecate
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to express strong disapproval of.
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Discord
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a lack of agreement or harmony.
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Efface
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to obliterate
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Embellish
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to embroider or add details of (like sewing).
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Immutable
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not subject or susceptible to change or variation in form or quality or nature.
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Lament
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a cry of sorrow or grief.
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Languid
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lacking spirit or liveliness; dreamy.
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Lethargic
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deficient in alertness or activity.
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Precocious
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characteristic of exceptionally early development or maturity.
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Provincial
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an official in charge of an ecclesiastical province acting under the superior general of an order.
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Recant
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formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure.
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Revere
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Idolize
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Stoic
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one who is seemingly indifferent to or unaffected by joy, grief, pleasure, or pain.
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Superfluous
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serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being.
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Surreptitious
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taking pains to avoid being observed and secret.
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Sycophant
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a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage.
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Viable
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capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are.
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Vilify
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Spread negative information around.
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