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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 or criticism
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sepulchral
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(adj) funereal, 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 and conduct; prudish, puritanical
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transient
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(adj) lasing only a short time, fleeting; (n) one who stays only a short time
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unwieldy
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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 in sharpness, flavor, liveliness, or force
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