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25 Cards in this Set
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Antebellum
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adjective- existing before war, especially the Civil War
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Verdant
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adjective- unripe in experience/judgment; green, lush, fertile (with growing plants)
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Contrite
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adjective- feeling/showing remorse for a sin, regretful, ashamed, apologetic, sorrowful
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Flay
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verb- to strip the surface of; to whip, lash, trash; to criticize harshly, berate, scold, reprimand
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Assail
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verb- to attack with violence/words, assault/overcome; to criticize, berate, abuse, scathe
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Doggerel
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noun- irregular in measure/style for burlesque/comic effect; blank/free verse; i.e. a few lines of free verse
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Relent
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to become less severe (for reasons of humanity); to cease resistance, surrender, change one's mind, succumb
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Guise
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noun- disguise/costume, facade, charade, masquerade ; (likely false) appearance,
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Gall
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verb/noun- irritate, infuriate, provoke; nerve, impudence, "cheek," audacity
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Copiously
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adverb- profusely, abundantly; lavishly; full(ly) of information/matter
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Jauntily
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adverb- cheerfully, gaily, dashingly, briskly, self-confidently
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Emphatic
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adjective- forceful, definite, insistent; resounding, absolute, obvious, evident, clear; marked by emphasis, tending to express oneself decisively, attracting special attention, assertive
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Peevish
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adjective- irritable, spiteful, cranky; perversely stubborn; ill-tempered/mood
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Ebb
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noun/verb- the reflux of the tide toward the sea; the point/condition of decline; recede, diminish, flow/go away
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Fiat
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noun- a command/act that creates something without effort; an authoritative determination; arbitrary order
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Emulate
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verb- to strive to equal/excel; to imitate and corresponded to
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Morose
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adjective- sullen, gloomy, bleak, depressing; marked by cheerlessness
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Appease
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verb- to bring to a state of peace/quiet, pacify, assuage, gentle, disarm, conciliate
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Gainsay
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verb- to declare untrue/invalid, contradict, disaffirm, reject, refute, disclaim
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Predilection
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noun- an established preference for something, partiality, taste, tendency, liking
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Gratuitous
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uncalled for, unnecessary, unjustified; free of charge, complimentary
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Blasphemy
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noun- profanity, sacrilege; the act of insulting or showing lack of reverence for God; the act of claiming the attributes of a deity; irreverence towards something sacred
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Implacable
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adjective- pitiless, merciless, ruthless, cruel, relentless; rigid, unbending
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Aggrandizement
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noun- exaggeration, elaboration, enhancement; the act of making something appear greater; the act of the enhancing power/wealth/status of something/one
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Tantamount
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adjective- equal, equivalent, synonymous, identical, indistinguishable
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