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30 Cards in this Set
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quell |
to subdue or put down forcibly |
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tacit |
unspoken silent |
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ruminate |
to meditate |
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decorum |
proper behavior |
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dures |
compulsion by threat |
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inclination |
a tendency to a particular aspect |
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tawdry |
cheap and gaudy |
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ravish |
to seize and take away by violence |
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contraband |
illegal or prohibited items |
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saturate |
to load to capacity |
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exuberant |
high spirited |
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infinitesimal |
so small as to be almost immeasurable |
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innocuous |
harmless |
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prowess |
distinguished bravery |
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stipulate |
to arrange specifically |
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inaccessible |
not approachable |
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taint |
to contaminate |
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chargin |
distress of the mind |
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conveyance |
a means of way of conveying |
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intolerable |
unbearable |
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alleviate |
to relieve |
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disparage |
to belittle |
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dissonant |
not in harmony |
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loquacious |
talkative |
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rescind |
to repeal |
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incandescent |
white glowing or luminous |
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tantalize |
to tease |
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scavenger |
an organism that typically feed on refuse carrion |
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rectify |
to set right |
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chronic |
continuing or occurring again and again |