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20 Cards in this Set
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Abate |
Reduce in intensity |
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Abjure |
Renounce; swear to refrain from something |
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Blandishment |
Words used to coax or flatter |
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Boor |
ill mannered person |
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Cardinal |
High ranking church official, major important |
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Deliberate |
Slow, to think over, on purpose |
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Equivocation |
Speaking ambiguously |
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Feckless |
Feeble, helpless; lacking in initiative |
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Imperturbability |
Quality of being calm and not easily disturbed |
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Meretricious |
Falsely attractive, tawdry |
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Augury |
Prediction, looking for omens |
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Boycott |
Refuse to have dealings with |
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Glib |
Slick, superficial especially in speech |
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Incise |
Cut into |
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Moralistic |
Concerned with morals |
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Ostracism |
Shunning, social isolation |
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Penchant |
Inclination, leaning, tendency, predilection |
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Rarefy |
Make less dense |
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Repine |
Fret be discontented |
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Stipulate |
Specify |
