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20 Cards in this Set
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Eulogistic
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relating to a speech or writing in high praise of someone or something
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Repudiate
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disown; refuse to have anything to do with; reject as untrue or unjust
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carnnivorous
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feeding on animal tissue
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vehement
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marked by strong feeling; foribly expressed
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devout
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expressing devotion, generally to religious practices; sincere; warmly devoted
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repellent
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serving or tending to drive away; arousing disgust
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ennui
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a feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction; boredom
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verdant
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green with growing plants; unripe in experience or judgment
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carrion
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dead and decaying flesh
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carte blanche
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the full discreditionary power, power of free decision, choice, judgement
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diminution
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the act, process, or an instance of diminishing
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remedial
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inteded to remedy or to imporve
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venerate
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regard with reverential respect or with worshipful admiration
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def
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to put off, delay, delegate to another
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adage
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a saying often in metaphorical form, that embodies a common observation
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ensue
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coming after in time or as a result; follow
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zenith
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the highest point; the culminating point
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hypothetical
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assumed; depending on supposition
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superficial
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concerned only with the obvoius or apparent, without substance
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disparage
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lower in esteem; belittle; speak slightly about
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