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32 Cards in this Set
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abeyance
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n. suspended action, inactivity, dormant, latent
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opprobrium
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n.infamy, vilification, evil
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platitude
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n. trite remark, common statement
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exculpate
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v. clear from blame
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morose
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adj. ill-humored, sullen, meloncholy
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quiescent
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adj. at rest, dormant, temporarily inactive
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decorum
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n. proper, orderliness and good taste in manners
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reproach
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v. express disapproval/disappointment
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aver
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v. state as fact, confirm, support
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fervor
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n. glowing ardor, intensity of feeling, passion
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perfunctory
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adj. superficial, not thorough, lacking interest care or enthusiasm
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desiccate
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v. dry up
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precipitate
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adj. rash, premature, hasty, sudden
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repudiate
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v. disown, disavow
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inured
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adj. accustomed, hardened
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capricious
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adj. fickle
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inadvertently
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adj. unintentionally, by oversight, carelessly
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precarious
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adj. uncertain, risky
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esoteric
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adj. hard to understand, known only to chosen few
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propensity
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n. natural inclination
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imperturbable
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adj. calm, placid
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propriety
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n. fitness, correct conduct
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approbation
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n. approval or praise
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reprobate
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n. person hardened by sin, devoid of a sense of decency
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torpor
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n. lethargy, sluggishness, dormancy
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propitiate
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v. appease
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insipid
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adj. lacking in flavor, dull
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tirade
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n. extended scolding, denunciation, harangue
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inchoate
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adj. recently begun, rudimentary, elementary
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castigation
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n. punishment, severe criticism
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intrasigence
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n. refusal of any compromise, stubborn
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stolid
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adj. dull, impassive
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