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16 Cards in this Set
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enigma
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One that is puzzling, ambiguous, or inexplicable.
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revere
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To regard with awe, deference, and devotion.
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candor
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Frankness or sincerity of expression; openness.
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reticent
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Inclined to keep one's thoughts, feelings, and personal affairs to oneself
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ascetic
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A person who renounces material comforts and leads a life of austere self-discipline, especially as an act of religious devotion
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autonomy
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self-government
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disdain
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To regard or treat with haughty contempt; despise
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innocuous
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Having no adverse effect; harmless.
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banal
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Drearily commonplace and often predictable
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ambiguous
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Open to more than one interpretation: an ambiguous reply.
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anarchy
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Absence of any form of political authority.
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ameliorate
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To make or become better; improve.
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innovate
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To begin or introduce (something new) for or as if for the first time.
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servile
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Abjectly submissive; slavish.
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extol
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To praise highly; exalt
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augment
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To make (something already developed or well under way) greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
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