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14 Cards in this Set
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Forthright |
(Adj) directly frank without hesitation |
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Sepulchral |
(Adj) Funeral Typical of the tomb Extremely gloomy or dismal |
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Soporific |
(Adj) Tending to cause sleep Relating to sleepiness
(N) Something that induces sleep |
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Straitlaced |
(Adj) Extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct Prudish Puritanical |
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Transient |
(Adj) Lasting only a short time Fleeting
(N) One who stays only a short time |
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Unwieldy |
(Adj) Not easily carried Handled Or managed because of size or complexity |
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Vapid |
(Adj) Dull Uninteresting Tiresome Lacking in sharpness, flavor, or liveliness |
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Subjugate |
(V) To conquer |
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Abject |
(Adj) Sunk to a low condition |
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Acumen |
(N) Quickness of intellectual insight, or discernment Discriminating |
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Benign |
(Adj) Good and kind of heart Mild Non-threatening |
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Degenerate |
(V) To become worse or inferior |
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Juxtapose |
(V) To place close together |
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Meliorate |
(V) To make better or improve, as in quality or social or physical condition |
