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20 Cards in this Set
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Assuage |
to make milder or less severe; relieve; ease; mitigate |
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Strictures |
a remark or comment, especially an adverse criticism |
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dictum |
an authoritative pronouncement; judicial assertion |
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Imprudent |
not prudent; lacking discretion; incautious; rash |
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profound |
penetrating or entering deeply into subjects of thought or knowledge; having deep insight or understanding |
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repertoire |
the list of dramas, operas, parts, pieces, etc., that a company, actor, singer, or the like, is prepared to perform |
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malevolent |
wishing evil or harm to another or others; showing ill will; ill-disposed; malicious |
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predilection |
a tendency to think favorably of something in particular; partiality; preference |
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nebulous |
hazy, vague, indistinct, or confused |
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Condescended |
to behave as if one is conscious of descending from a superior position, rank, or dignity |
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illicitly |
not legally permitted or authorized; unlicensed; unlawful |
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Sojourn |
a temporary stay |
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iniquities |
gross injustice or wickedness |
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furor |
a general outburst of enthusiasm, excitement, controversy, or the like |
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dispensation |
an act or instance of dispensing; distribution |
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expounding |
to set forth or state in detail |
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wrought |
Archaic except in some senses. a simple past tense and past participle of work |
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tacit |
understood without being openly expressed; implied |
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cordiality |
cordial quality or feeling |
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edification |
an act of edifying |
