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66 Cards in this Set
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desecrate
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(v.) to commit sacrilege, treat irreverently; to contaminate, pollute
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inconsequential
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(adj.) trifling, unimportant
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concoct
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(v.) to prepare by combining ingredients, make up (as a dish); to devise, invent, fabricate
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disconcert
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(v.) to confuse; to disturb the composure of
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cadaverous
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(adj.) pale, gaunt, resembling a corpse
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grandiose
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(adj.) grand in an impressive or stately way; marked by pompous affectation or grandeur, absurdly exaggerated
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debase
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(v.) to lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade, adulterate; to cause to deteriorate
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beneficent
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(adj.) performing acts of kindness or charity; conferring benefits, doing good
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crass
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(adj.) coarse, unfeeling; stupid
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desist
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(v.) to cease doing something, forbear
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austere
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(adj.) severe or stern in manner; without adornment or luxury, simple, plain; harsh or sour in flavor
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infraction
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(n.) a breaking of a law or obligation
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redoubtable
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(adj.) inspiring fear or awe; illustrious, eminent
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pillage
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(v.) to rob of goods by open force (as in war), plunder; (n.) the act of looting; booty
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vulnerable
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(adj.) open to attack; capable of being wounded or damaged; unprotected
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stipend
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(n.) a fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses
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prate
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(v.) to talk a great deal in a foolish or aimless fashion
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restitution
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(n.) the act of restoring someone/something to the rightful owner or to a former state or position; making good for loss or damage
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punctilious
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(adj.) very careful and exact, attentive to dine points of etiquette or propriety
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stalwart
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(adj.) strong and sturdy; brave; resolute; (n.) a brave, strong person; a strong supporter; one who takes an uncompromising position
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reprove
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(v.) to find a fault with. scold, rebuke
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mitigate
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(v.) to make milder or softer, to moderate in force or intensity
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élan
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(n.) an enthusiastic vigor and liveliness, spirit; a flair
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dissipate
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(v.) to cause to disappear; to scatter, dispel; to spend foolishly, squander; to be extravagant in pursuit of pleasure
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disavow
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(v.) to deny responsibility for or connection with
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conducive
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(adj.) tending to promote or assist, helpful, favorable
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expurgate
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(v.) to remove objectionable passages or words from a written text; to cleanse, purify
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dispassionate
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(adj.) impartial; calm, free from emotion
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consternation
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(n.) dismay, confusion
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dissension
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(n.) disagreement, sharp difference of opinion
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bovine
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(adj.) resembling a cow or ox; sluggish, unresposive
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acrimonious
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(adj.) stinging, bitter in temper or tone
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corpulent
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(adj.) fat; having a large, bulky body
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subservient
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(adj.) subordinate in capacity or role; serving to promote some end; submissively obedient
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perfidy
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(n.) faithlessness. treachery
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hypothetical
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(adj.) based on an assumption or guess; used as a provisional or tentative idea to guide or direct investigation
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impugn
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(v.) to call into question; attack as false
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odium
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(n.) hatred, contempt; disgrace or infamy resulting from hateful conduct
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intemperate
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(adj.) immoderate, lacking in self-control; inclement
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ignoble
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(adj.) mean, low, base
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squeamish
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(adj.) inclined to nausea; easily shocked or upset; excessively fastidious or refined
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susceptible
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(adj.) opent to; easily influenced; lacking in resistance
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gauntlet
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(n.) an armored or protective glove; a challenge to combat; two lines of men armed with weapons with which to beat a person forced to run between them; an ordeal
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relegate
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(v.) to place in a lower position; to assign, refer, turn over; to banish
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adulation
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(n.) praise or flattery that is excessive
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evanescent
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(adj.) vanishing, soon passing away; light and airy
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dilatory
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(adj.) not on time, not prompt; tending to delay
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abate
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(v.) to make less in amount, degree, etc.; to subside, become less; to nullify; to deduct, omit
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irresolute
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(adj.) unable to make up one's mind, hesitating
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astute
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(adj.) shrewd, crafty, showing practical wisdom
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avarice
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(n.) a greedy desire, particularly for wealth
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egregious
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(adj.) conspicuous, standing out from the mass (used particularly in an unfavorable sense)
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culpable
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(adj.) deserving blame, worthy of condemnation
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anathema
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(n.) an object of intense dislike; a curse or strong denunciation (often used adjectivally without the article)
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equivocate
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(v.) to speak or act in a way that allows of more that one interpretation; to be deliberately vague or ambiguous
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slovenly
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(adj.) untidy, dirty, careless
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supposition
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(n.) something that is assumed or taken for granted without conclusive evidence
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succinct
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(adj.) expressed briefly and clearly; (clothing) lacking in fullness or cut
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recapitulate
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(v.) to review a series of facts; to sum up
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nebulous
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(adj.) cloudlike, resembling a cloud; cloudy in color, not transparent; vague, confused, indistinct
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resuscitate
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(v.) to revive, bring back to consciousness or existence
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torpid
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(adj.) inactive, sluggish, dull
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novice
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(n.) one who is just a beginner at some activity requiting skill and experience (also used adjectively)
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penury
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(n.) extreme poverty; barrenness, insufficiency
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modicum
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(n.) a small or moderate amount
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pretentious
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(adj,) done for show, striving to make a big impression; claiming merit or position unjustifiably; making demands on one's skill or abilities, ambitious
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