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10 Cards in this Set
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precept
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n. a rule of conduct or action
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salutary
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adj. beneficial, helpful; healthful, wholesome
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scathing
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adj. bitterly severe, withering; causing great harm
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scourge
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v. to whip, punish severely; n. a cause of affliction or suffering
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sepulchral
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adj. funereal, typical of the tomb
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soporific
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adj. tending to cause sleep; n. something that induces sleep
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straitlaced
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adj. extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct
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transient
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adj. lasting only a short time; n. one who stays only a short time
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unwieldy
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adj. not easily carried or handled
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vapid
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adj. dull, uninteresting, tiresome
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