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