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10 Cards in this Set
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Allay |
diminish or put at rest (fear, suspicion, or worry) |
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Capricious |
given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior. |
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Didactic |
Intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive. |
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Diurnal |
of or during the day. |
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Ignominious |
deserving or causing public disgrace or shame |
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Mitigate |
make less severe, serious, or painful. |
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Palpitate |
a noticeably rapid, strong, or irregular heartbeat due to agitation, exertion, or illness. |
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Phlegmatic |
(of a person) having an unemotional and stolidly calm disposition. |
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Propitious |
giving or indicating a good chance of success; favorable |
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Prostrate |
lying stretched out on the ground with one's face downward. |
