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35 Cards in this Set
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Affinity
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natural liking or attraction to person/thing/idea
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Fastidious
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particular, critical, demanding
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Ineludible
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not eludible, inescapable
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Odious
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deserving or causing hatred
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Inexorably
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not to be persuaded, moved, or affected
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Tremulous
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characterized by trembling, as from fear, nervousness or weakness
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Recondite
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dealing with very profound or difficult subject matter
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Mortifying
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causing to feel shame or vexation
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Nostrum
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scheme/theory/device to remedy social ills
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Elixer
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an alchemic preperation believed to be capable of prolonging life
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Apportion
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to distribute or allocate proportionally
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Sanguine
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cheerfully optimistic
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Mein
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air, bearing, or demeanor
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Fervid
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heated or vehement in spirit
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Allay
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to put to rest, to calm, or to quiet
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Remonstrance
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an act or instance of protest
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Usury
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the act of lending money with exorbitant interest
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Contrite
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caused by or showing sincere remorse
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Vindictive
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disposed or inclined to revenge
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Intemperate
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immoderate in indulgence
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Bravado
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pretentious, swaggering display of courage
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Homily
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a sermon, usually on a biblical topic and not of a doctrinal nature
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Diffuse
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to spread or scatter widely or thinly
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Interpolated
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to introduce between other things or parts; interject
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Irreproachable
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free from blame
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Inert
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having no inherent power of action or motion
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August
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venerable; eminent
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Dissimulation
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the act of feigning; hypocrisy
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Vexed
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much discussed or disputed; irritated, annoyed
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Sagacity
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acuteness of mental discernment
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Wane
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to decrease in strength / intensity.
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Suavity
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graceful / polite nature
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Audactiy
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boldness or daring, with confident disregard for personal safety or conventional thought
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Reposed
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the state of being at rest / sleep.
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Derision
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ridicule / mockery
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