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16 Cards in this Set
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penurious
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adj - 1 mean with money; miserly. 2 poor; impoverished
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querulous
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adj - inclined or ready to complain
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radical
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adj - far-reaching; thoroughgoing
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sanction (n)
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noun - official permission or authority
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sanction (v)
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verb - to authorize or confirm formally
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tawdry
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adj - cheap and showy and of poor quality
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alleviate
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verb - to make (pain, a problem, suffering, etc) less severe.
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bellicose
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adj - likely to, or seeking to, cause an argument or war; aggressive; warlike
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choleric
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adj - irritable or bad-tempered
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depraved
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adj - morally corrupted.
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felicitate
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verb - to congratulate someone
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impassive
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adj - 1 incapable of feeling and expressing emotion. 2 showing no feeling or emotion
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passive
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adj - 1 lacking positive or assertive qualities; submissive. 2 lethargic; inert
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languor
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noun - a feeling of dullness or lack of energy
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languish
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verb - 1 to spend time in hardship or discomfort. 2 to grow weak; to lose energy or vitality
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lugubrious
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adj - sad and gloomy; mournful
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