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22 Cards in this Set
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adverse
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adj. unfavorable; agnostic
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agnostic
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n. one who believes that the existence of a god can neither be proven nor disproven
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aloof
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adj. uninvolved; standing off; keeping one's distance
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amenable
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adj. obedient; willing to give in to the wishes of another; agreeable
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anectode
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n. a short account of a humorous or revealing incident
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aphorism
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n. a brief, oftenwitty saying, a proverb
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appropriate
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v. to take without permission; to set aside for a particular use
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ardent
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adj. passionate; enthusiastic
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assuage
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v. to soothe; to pacify; to ease the pain of; to relieve
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avarice
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n. is greed; excessive love of riches
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bane
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n. poisin; torment; cause of harm
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bemused
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adj. confusd; bewildered
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bereaved
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adj. deprived or left desolate; especiallythrough death
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blithe
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adj. carefree, cheerful
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cadence
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n. rythm; the rise and fall of sounds
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catharsis
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n. purification that brings emotional relief or renewal
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chasm
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n. a deep, gaping hole; a groge
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circumlocution
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n. an indirect expressions; use of wordy or evasive language
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coerce
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v, to force someone to do or not to do something
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complement
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v. to complete or fill up; to be the perfect counterpart
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concurrent
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adj. happening at the same time; parallel
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conjure
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v. to guess; to deduce or infer on slight evidence
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