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120 Cards in this Set
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austere
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(adj.) severe or stern in manner; without adornment of luxury, simple, plain; harsh or sour in flavor
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beneficent
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(adj.) performing acts of kindness of charity; conferring 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 ingredients, 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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grandiose
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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 obligation
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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 an uncompromising position
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vulnerable
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(adj.) open to attack; capable of being wounded or damaged; unprotected
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acrimonious
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(adj.) stinging, bitter in temper or tone
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bovine
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(adj.) resembling a cow or ox; sluggish, unresponsive
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consternation
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(n.) dismay, confusion
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corpulent
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(adj.) fat; having a large, bulky body
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disavow
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(v.) to deny responsibility for or connection with
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dispassionate
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(adj.) impartial; calm, free from emotion
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dissension
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(n.) disagreement, sharp difference of opinion
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dissipate
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(v.) to cause to disappear; to scatter, dispel; to spend foolishly, squander; to be extravagant in pursuit of pleasure
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expurgate
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(v.) to remove objectionable passages or words from a written text; to cleanse, purify
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gauntlet
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(n.) an armored or protective glove; a challenge; two lines of men armed with weapons with which to beat a person forced to run between them; an ordeal
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hypothetical
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(adj.) based on an assumption or guess; used as a provisional or tentative idea to guide or direct investigation
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ignoble
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(adj.) mean, low, base
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impugn
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(v.) to call into question; to attack as false
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intemperate
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(adj.) immoderate, lacking in self-control; inclement
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odium
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(n.) hatred, contempt; disgrace or infamy resulting from hateful conduct
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perfidy
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(n.) faithlessness, treachery
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relegate
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(v.) to place in a lower position; to assign, refer, turn over; to banish
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squeamish
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(adj.) inclined to nausea; easily shocked or upset; excessively fastidious or refined
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subservient
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(adj.) subordinate in capacity or role; submissively obedient; serving to promote some end
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susceptible
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(adj.) open to; easily influenced; lacking in resistance
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abate
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(v.) to make less in amount, degree, etc.; to subside, become less; to nullify; to deduct, omit
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adulation
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(n.) praise or flattery that is excessive
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anathema
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(n.) an object of intense dislike; a curse or strong denunciation (often used adjectivally without the article)
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astute
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(adj.) shrewd, crafty, showing practical wisdom
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avarice
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(n.) a greedy desire, particularly for wealth
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culpable
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(adj.) deserving blame, worthy of condemnation
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dilatory
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(adj.) tending to delay or procrastinate, not prompt; intended to delay or postpone
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egregious
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(adj.) conspicuous, standing out from the mass (used particularly in an unfavorable sense)
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equivocate
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(v.) to speak or act in a way that allows for more than one interpretation; to be deliberately vague or ambiguous
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evanescent
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(adj.) vanishing, soon passing away; light and airy
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irresolute
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(adj.) unable to make up one's mind, hesitating
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nebulous
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(adj.) cloud like, resembling a cloud; cloudy in color, not transparent ; vague, confused, indistinct
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novice
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(n.) one who is just a beginner at some activity requiring skill ad experience (also used adjectivally)
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penury
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(n.) extreme poverty; barrenness, insufficiency
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pretentious
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(adj.) done for show, striving to make a big impression; claiming merit or position unjustifiably; making demands on one's skill or abilities, ambitious
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recapitulate
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(v.) to review a series of facts; to sum up
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resuscitate
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(v.) to revive, bring back to consciousness or existence
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slovenly
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(adj.) untidy, dirty, careless
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supposition
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(n.) something that is assumed or taken for granted without conclusive evidence
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torpid
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(adj.) inactive, sluggish, dull
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accrue
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(v.) to grow or accumulate over time; to happen as a natural result
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annotation
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(n.) a critical or explanatory note or comment, especially for a literary work
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bedlam
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(n.) a state or scene of uproar and confusion
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covert
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(adj.) hidden disguised, purposefully kept a secret; sheltered, secluded; (n.) a sheltered place, a hiding place
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debonair
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(adj.) pleasant, courteous, lighthearted; smooth and polished in manner and appearance
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dun
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(v.) to demand insistently, especially in payment of a debt; (n.) a creditor; (adj.) dark, dull, drab, dingy
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efficacious
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(adj.) effective, producing results
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equanimity
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(n.) calmness, composure, refusal to panic
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fortuitous
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(adj.) accidental, occurring by a happy chance
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gist
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(n.) the essential part, main point, or essence
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gratuitous
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(adj.) freely given; not called for by circumstances, unwarranted
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imperious
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(adj.) overbearing, arrogant; seeking to dominate; pressing compelling
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invective
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(n.) a strong denunciation or condemnation; abusive language; (adj.) abusive, vituperative
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motley
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(adj.) showing great variety; composed of different elements or many colors; (n.) a jester's costume; a jester
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munificent
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(adj.) extremely generous, lavish
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procrastinate
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(v.) to delay, put off until later
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provocative
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(adj.) tending to produce a strong feeling or response
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recondite
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(adj.) exceeding ordinary knowledge and understanding
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reprobate
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(n.) a depraved, vicious, or unprincipled person, scoundrel; (adj.) wicked, corrupt, or unprincipled; (v.) to disapprove of, condemn
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sedentary
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(adj.) characterized by or calling for continued siting; remaining in one place
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abstemious
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(adj.) moderate, sparing (as in eating and drinking); characterized by abstinence and self-discipline
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censurable
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(adj.) deserving of blame or correction
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contingent
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(adj.) likely but not certain to happen, possible; dependent on uncertain events or conditions; happening by chance; (n.) a representative group forming part of a larger body
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corroborate
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(v.) to confirm, make more certain, bolster, substantiate, verify
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denizen
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(n.) an inhabitant, resident; one who frequents a place
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discursive
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(adj.) passing aimlessly from one place or subject to another, rambling, roving, nomadic
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disseminate
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(v.) to scatter or spread widely
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dowdy
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(adj.) poorly dressed, shabby; lacking smartness and good taste
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florid
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(adj.) highly colored, reddish; excessively ornate, showy
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foist
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(v.) to impose by fraud; to pass off as worthy or genuine; to bring about by stealth, dishonesty, or coercion
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gauche
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(adj.) awkward, lacking in social graces, tactless, clumsy
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heresy
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(n.) an opinion different from accepted belief; the denial of an idea that is generally held sacred
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inculcate
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(v.) to impress on the mind by repetition, teach persistently and earnestly
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palpable
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(adj.) capable of being touched or felt; easily seen, heard, or recognized
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perceptive
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(adj.) having sympathetic insight or understanding, capable of keen appreciation
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pernicious
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(adj.) extremely harmful; deadly, fatal
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salient
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(adj.) leaping, jumping, or springing forth; prominent, standing out, conspicuous; (n.) a projection or bulge, a land form that projects upward or outward
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satiate
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(v.) to satisfy completely; to fill to excess; (adj.) full, satisfied
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sear
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(v.) to make or become dry and withered; to char or scorch the surface of; to harden or make unfeeling; to parch, desiccate, singe
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specious
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(adj.) deceptive, apparently good or valid but lacking real merit
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absolve
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(v.) to clear from blame, responsibility, or guilt
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caricature
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(n.) a representation (especially a drawing) in which the subject's characteristic features are deliberately exaggerated; (v.) to present someone or something in a deliberately distorted way
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clangor
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(n.) a loud ringing sound; (v.) to make a loud ringing noise
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contiguous
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(adj.) side by side, touching; near; adjacent in time
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cupidity
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(n.) an eager desire for something; greed
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deleterious
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(adj.) harmful, injurious
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enhance
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(v.) to raise to a higher degree; to increase the value or desirability of
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enthrall
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(v.) to captivate, charm, hold spellbound; to enslave; to imprison
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extenuate
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(v.) to lessen the seriousness or magnitude of an offense by making partial excuses
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implicit
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(adj.) implied or understood though unexpressed; without doubts or reservations, unquestioning; potentially contained in
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incisive
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(adj.) sharp, keen, penetrating (with a suggestion of decisiveness and effectiveness)
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ostentatious
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(adj.) marked by conspicuous or pretentious display, showy
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paragon
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(n.) a model of excellence or perfection
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paraphrase
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(v.) to restate in other words; (n.) a statement that presents a given idea in new language
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politic
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(adj.) prudent, shrewdly conceived and developed; artful expedient
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prosaic
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(adj.) dull, lacking in distinction and originality; matter-of-fact,straightforward; characteristic of prose, not poetic
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redundant
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(adj.) extra, excess, more than is needed; wordy, repetitive; profuse, lush
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sanctimonious
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(adj.) making a show of virtue or righteousness; hypocritically moralistic or pious, self-righteousness, canting, holier-than-thou
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scintillating
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(adj.,part.) sparkling, twinkling, exceptionally brilliant (applied to mental or personal qualities)
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winsome
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(adj.) charming, attractive, pleasing (often suggesting a childlike charm and innocence)
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