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23 Cards in this Set
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Abate
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to make less in amount, degree, etc. To subside, become less, to nullify, to deduct, to omit
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Adulation
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praise or flattery that is excessive
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Anathema
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an object of intense dislike, a curse or strong denunciation
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Abate
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to make less in amount, degree, etc. To subside, become less, to nullify, to deduct, to omit
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Adulation
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Praise or flattery that is excessive
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Anathema
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An object of intense dislike, a curse or strong denunciation
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Astute
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shrewd,crafty, showing practical wisdom
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Avarice
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a greedy desire, particulary for wealth
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Culpable
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Deserving blame, worthy of condemnation
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Dilatory
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tending to delay or procastinate, not prompt, intended to delay or postpone
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Egregious
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conspicuous, standing out from the mass
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Equivocate
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To speak out or act in a way that allows for more than one interpretation; to be deliberatly vague or ambiguous
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Evanescent
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vanishing, soon passing away, light and airy
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Irresolute
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unable to make up ones mind, hesitating
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Nebulous
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cloudlike, resembling a cloud, cloudy in color, not transparent, vague, confused, indistinct
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Novice
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One who is just a beginner at some activity requring skill and experience
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Penury
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extreme poverty, barrenness, insufficiency
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Pretentious
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Done for show, striving to make a big impression, claiming merit or position unjustififably, making demands on one's skill or abilities, ambitious
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Recapitulate
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to review a series of facts, to sum up
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Resuscitate
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to revive, bring back to conciousnesness or existance
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Slovenly
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untidy, dirty, careless
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Supposition
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something that is assumed or take for granted withouth conclusive evidence
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Torpid
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Inactive, sluggish, dull
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