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45 Cards in this Set
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abashed
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to make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
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aesthete
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one who professes great sensitivity to the beauty of art and nature
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amiably
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friendly and agreeable in disposition; good-natured and likeable
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analogous
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similar or alike in such a way as to permit the drawing of an analogy
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animosity
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bitter hostility or open enmity; active hatred
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aphorism
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a tersely phrased statement of a truth or opinion; an adage (saying)
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apparatus
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an appliance or device for a particular purpose
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approbation
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an expression of warm approval; praise
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apse
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a usually semicircular or polygonal, often vaulted recess, especially the termination of the sanctuary end of a church
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austere
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severe or stern in disposition or appearance; somber and grave
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bane
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cause of ruin or harm; death
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bemused
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to cause to be bewildered; confuse
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bolus
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a round mass
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bray
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to utter the loud, harsh cry of a donkey
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brusquely
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abrupt and curt in manner of speech; discourteously blunt
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capacious
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capable of containing a large quantity; spacious or roomy
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capACIOUS rhymes with spACIOUS
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chaste
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morally pure in thought or conduct; decent and modest
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cogent
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appealing to the intellect or powers of reasoning; convincing
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cogitation
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thoughtful consideration; meditation
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collaborator
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to work together, especially in a joint intellectual effort
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complacent
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contented to a fault; self-satisfied and unconcerned
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congealed
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to cause to solidify
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think conGELLED
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conniver
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to scheme, plot
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consternation
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fear resulting from the awareness of danger
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contentious
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quarrelsome
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convalescence
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gradual return to health after illness
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conventional
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traditional
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corpulent
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excessively fat
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cupola
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a vaulted roof or ceiling
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deigning
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to think it appropriate to one's dignity; condescend
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wouldn't deign to greet the servant who opened the door
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delude
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to deceive the mind or judgment of
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fradulent ads that delude consumers into sending money
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derange
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to disturb the order or arrangement of
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derision
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an object of ridicule; a laughingstock
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derogatory
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disparaging; belittling; tending to detract or diminish
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a derogatory comment
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detonate
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the act of exploding
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discernible
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perceptible, as by the faculty of vision or intellect
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dispell
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to rid one's mind of
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dowager
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a widow who holds a title or property derived from her deceased husband
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droll
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amusingly odd or whimsically comical
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TROLL
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effulgence
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a brilliant radiance
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elicit
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draw out, bring out, extract, obtain, evoke
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elucidate
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to make clear or plain, especially by explanation; clarify
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lucid=clear
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encroachment
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1. the act of entering silently or gradually upon the rights or possessions of another; unlawful intrusion; infringement, violation, intrusion
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encumbrance
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a burden or impediment; hindrance, nuisance
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enmity
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hostility, hate, bad feeling, deep-seated, often mutual hatred
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