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76 Cards in this Set
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abate
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lessen in intensity
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accolade
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expression of praise
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adulation
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excessive praise
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aesthetic
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responsive to the art or the beautiful
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amerliorate
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to make better
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ascetic
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self denial
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avarice
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greed for wealth
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axiom
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universally recognized principle
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burgeon
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grow rapidly or flourish
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bucolic
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characteristic of rural area
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cacophony
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harsh, dissonance
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canon
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established set of principle
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castigation
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severe criticism or punishment
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catalyst
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person or thing causes change
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caustic
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stinging, burning
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chary
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cautious
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cogent
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convincing
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complaisance
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willing to comply with the wishes of other
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contentious
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argumentative
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contrite
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regretful, seeking forgiveness
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culpable
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deserving blame
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dearth
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scarcity, lack
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demur
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to question or oppose
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didactic
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intended to teach
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discretion
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ability to make responsive decision
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disinterested
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free of bias or self interest
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dogmatic
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opinion based on unproven principles
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ebullience
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quality of lively of thoughts and feelings
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eclectic
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composed of elements drawn from various source
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elegy
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mournful peom (for the dead)
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emollient
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soothing, smoothen the skin
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empirical
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based on observation or experiment
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enigmatic
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mysterious
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ephemeral
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brief
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esoteric
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intended for a small group
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eulogy
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speech honoring the dead
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exonerate
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to remove blame
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facetious
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playful, humorous
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fallacy
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invalid or incorrect notion
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furtive
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marked by stealth
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gregarious
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socialbe, outgoing
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harangue
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a long, pompous speech
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heretical
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violating accepted dogma or convention
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hyperbole
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an exaggerated statement, used as a figure of speech
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impecunious
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lacking funds, without money
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incipient
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beginning to come into being or become apparent
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inert
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unmoving, sluggish
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innocuous
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harmless
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intransigent
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refusing to compromise
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inveigle
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obtain by deception or flattery
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morose
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sad, sullen
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odious
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dislike
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opaque
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not reflecting light
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oscillation
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act of swinging back and forth
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penurious
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penny pinching
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pernicious
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extremely harmful
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peruse
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to exam with great care
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pious
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showing strong religious devotion
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precursor
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one that indicates another
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preen
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to dress up
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prodigious
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abundant in size
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prolific
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producing large number, productive
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putrefy
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to decay and give a foul odor
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quaff
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drink deeply
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quiescence
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stillness, motionless
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redoubtable
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worthy of honor
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sanction
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to give permission or authority to
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satire
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a literary work that criticize human vice through humor
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squalid
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sordid, dirty from neglect
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stoic
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indifferent by pleasure or pain
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supplant
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to take the place of
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torpid
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dormant, sluggish
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ubiquituous
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existing everywhere at the same time
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urbane
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sophisticated, elegant
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vilify
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to defame
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viscous
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thick, sticky
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