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24 Cards in this Set
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ascribe
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to assign or refer to (as a cause or source), attribute
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assuage
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to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench
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aura
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that which surrounds (as an atmosphere); a distinctive air or personal quality
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blazon
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to adorn or embellish; to display conspicuously; to publish or proclaim widely
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castigate
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to punish severely; to criticize severely
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demagogue
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a leader who exploits popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power
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enjoin
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to direct or order; to prescribe a course of action in an authoritative way; to prohibit
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equitable
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fair, just, embodying principles of justice
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exhort
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to urge strongly, advise earnestly
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expiate
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to make amends, make up for; to avert
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expostulate
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to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning
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flout
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to mock, treat with contempt
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insurgent
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one who rebels or rises against authority; rising in revolt, refusing to accept authority; surging or rushing in or on
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interdede
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to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement
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jaded
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wearied, worn-out, dulled (in the sense of being satisfied by excessive indulgence)
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millennium
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a period of one thousand years; a period of great joy
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peculate
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to steal something that has been given into one's trust; to take improperly for one's own use
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permeate
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to spread through, penetrate, soak through
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precept
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a rule of conduct or action
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propensity
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a natural inclination or predilection toward
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repudiate
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to disown, reject, or deny the validity of
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resilient
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able to return to an original shape or form; able to recover quickly
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simulate
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to make a pretense of, imitate; to show the outer signs of
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vitriolic
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bitter, sarcastic; highly caustic or biting (like a strong acid)
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