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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; a source of severe punishment or criticism |
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Sepulchral
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(adj.) funereal, typical of the tomb; extremely gloomy or dismal
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Soporific
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(adj.) tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness or lethargy
(n.) something that induces sleep |
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Straitlaced
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(adj.) extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct; prudish, purtanical
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Transient
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(adj.) lasting only a short time, fleeting
(n.) one who stays only a short time |
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Unwieldy
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(adj.) not easily carried, handled, or managed because of size or complexity
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Vapid
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(adj.) dull, uninteresting, tiresome; Lacking in sharpness, flavor, liveliness , or force
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