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30 Cards in this Set
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Atrophy |
To waste away |
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Efficacy |
The power to bring about the desired result |
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Emolument |
Salary or fees for work done |
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Icon |
One who is idolized |
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Incipient |
In the first stage |
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Inculcate |
To impress upon or teach by frequent repitition |
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Inestimable |
Too valuable to be measured |
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Lackluster |
Lacking vitality |
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Martinet |
A strict disciplinarian |
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Prodigious |
Extremely large in bulk, quantity, or degree |
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Regimen |
A regulated program designed to improve ones health |
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Stellar |
Of or relating to a star |
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Stoic |
One seemingly indifferent to pleasure or pain |
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Vibrant |
Full of life or vigor |
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Zealous |
Very enthusiastic |
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Autonomy |
The state of being self-governing |
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Circumspect
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Cautious and prudent |
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Composure |
Calmness of mind or bearing |
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Edifice |
A large structure or building |
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Ensconce |
To settle or place securely |
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Environs |
The area surrounding a place |
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Hapless |
Marked by the absence of good luck |
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Heinous |
Shockingly evil |
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Incognito |
With one's identity concealed |
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Indoctrinate |
To teach or train in the fundamentals |
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Interim |
An interval of time between events
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Mausoleum |
A large and impressive tomb |
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Pillage |
To rob and plunder |
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Reverie
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The condition of being lost in thought |
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Thrall |
A loss of one's ability to act freely |
