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20 Cards in this Set
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austere
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adj. severe or stern in manner; without adornment or luxury, simple, plain; harsh or sour in flavor
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beneficiant
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adj. performin acts of kindness or charity; conferrng benefits, doing good
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cadaverous
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adj. pale, gaunt, resembling a corpse
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concoct
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v. to prepare by combining infredients, make up (as a dish); to devise, invent, fabricate
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crass
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adj. coarse, unfeeling; stupid
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debase
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v. to lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade, adulterate; to cause to deteriorate
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desecrate
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v. to commit sacrilege upon, treat irreverently; to contaminate, pollute
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disconcert
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v. to confuse; to disturb the composure of
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grandoise
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adj. grand in an impressive or stately way; marked by pompous affectation or grandeur, absurdly exaggerated
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inconsequential
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adj, trifling, unimportant
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infraction
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n. a breaking of a law or onligation
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mitigate
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v. to make milder or softer, to moderate in force or intensity
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pillage
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v. to rob of goods by open force (as in war), plunder; n. the act of looting; booty
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prate
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v. to talk a great deal in a foolish or aimless fashion
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punctilious
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adj. very careful and exact, attentive to fine points of etiquette or propriety
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redoubtable
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adj, inspiring fear or awe; illustrious, eminent
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reprove
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v. to find fault with, scold, rebuke
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restitution
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n. the act of restoring someone or something to the rightful owner or to a former state or position; making good on a loss or damage
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stalwart
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adj. strong and sturdy; brave; resolute; n. a brave, strong person; a strong supporter; one who takes a uncompromising position
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vulnerable
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adj. open to attack; capable of being wounded or damged; unprotected
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