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10 Cards in this Set
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Precept
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(N) a rule of conduct or action
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Salutary
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(adj) beneficial, helpful; healthful, wholesome
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Scathing
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(adj) bitterly severe, withering; causing great harm
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Scourge
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(v) to whip, punish severely;
(n) a cause of affliction or suffering; a source of severe punishment |
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Sepulchral
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(adj) Funeral, typical of the tomb; extremely gloomy or dismal
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Soporific
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(adj) tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness or lethargy;
(n) something that induces sleep |
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Straitlaced
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(adj) extremely strict in regard to moral standards in conduct; prudish, puritanical
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Transient
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(adj) lasting only a short time, fleeting;
(n) one who stays only a short time |
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Unwiedly
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(adj) not easily carried, handled, or managed because of size or complexity
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Vapid
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(adj)dull, uninteresting, tiresome; lacking sharpness, flavor, liveliness, or force.
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