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18 Cards in this Set
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Augment
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To increase in size, amount, or degree
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Benign
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1.kind; gracious; gentle 2. Favorable; not threatening
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Connoisseur
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A person with extensive knowledge, especially of the fine arts; a person of refined taste
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Discern
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1.to detect with the eyes 2. To understand or comprehend, 3. To recognize as separate or different
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Discerning
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Having good judgment; perceptive
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Embellish
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1.to make beautiful by adding decorative elements 2. To add fictitious details to
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Execute
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1.to carry out; to perform 2. To create, as a work of art 3. To put to death as a legal penalty
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Exemplify
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To illustrate by being an example of
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Grotesque
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So distorted of strange as to appear bizarre or comical
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Hallowed
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Greatly respected; holy; sacred
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Impersonate
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1.to assume the character or appearance of 2. To mimic
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Malevolent
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Shoeing ill will or hatred; producing harm or evil
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Malevolence
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A feeling or expression of ill will
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Ornate
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Heavily and elaborately decorated
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Pastoral
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1.having to do with shepherds and herders 2. Relating to country life, and often represented as charmingly simple
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Precarious
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Not safe or secure; dangerously uncertain
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Renown
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Fame; honor
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Renowned
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Famous; honored
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