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15 Cards in this Set
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torpid
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lacking physical or mental energy
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ethereal
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delicate or highly refined
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pecuniary
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relating to or involving money
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inveterate
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fixed in bad habit or practice
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abstemiousness
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not indulging in or involving excessive eating or drinking
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leaven
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a substance used to make dough rise, like yeast
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encumbrance
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somebody or something that hinders or burdens somebody
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pertinacity
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determinedly resolute in purpose, belief or action
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obsequious
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obsessively eager to please or obey all instructions
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superfluous
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not essential
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ferule
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a cane or rod used for punishing children
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scintillation
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the twinkling of stars
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abject
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allowing no hope for improvement
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dissipation
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overindulgence in the pursuit of pleasure by physical methods
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magnanimity
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great generosity or noble-spiritedness, or an action that reveals these qualities
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