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20 Cards in this Set
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stately
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dignified, majestic
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suppress
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to stop by force, put down
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venal
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open to or marked by bribery or corruption
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supple
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bending easily
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officious
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meddling, excessively forward in offering services or assuming authority
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solace
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noun; comfort, relief
verb; to comfort. console |
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accede
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to yield to; to assume an office or dignity
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ominous
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unfavorable, threatening, of bad omen
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pinnacle
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a high peak or point
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premediated
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considered before-hand, deliberately planned
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comprise
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to include or contain; to be made up of
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deft
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skillful, nimble
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rampant
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growing without check, running wild
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brandish
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to wave or flourish in a menacing fashion
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explicit
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definite, clearly stated
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extirpate
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to tear up by the roots, to destroy totally
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inopportune
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coming at a bad time; not appropriate
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destitute
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deprived of the necessities of life, lacking in
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musty
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stale, moldy; out-of-date
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ironic
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suggesting an incongruity between might be expected and what actually happens
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