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20 Cards in this Set
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austere
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adj. severe/stern, plain, harsh
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beneficient
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adj. performing acts of kindness/charity
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cadaverous
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adj. pale, gaunt, resembling corpse
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concoct
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v. to prepare by combining ingredients, fabricate
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crass
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adj. coarse, stupid
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debase
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v. lower in character, value, quality
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desecrate
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v. to commit sacrilege upon, pollute
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disconcert
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v. confuse
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grandoise
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adj. grand/impressive, pompous, exagerated
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inconsequential
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adj. unimportant
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infraction
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n. a breaking of law/obligation
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mitigate
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v. to make milder, softer
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pillage
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v. rob goods by open force, war
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prate
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v. to talk a great deal in aimless fashion
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punctillious
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adj. careful, exact
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redoubtable
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adj. inspiring fear/awe
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reprove
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v. to find fault with, scold
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restitution
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n. act of restoring someone/something to rightful owner, state, position, making good on loss
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stalwart
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adj. strong, brave
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vulnerable
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adj. open to attack
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