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25 Cards in this Set
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Bland
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soothing, mild, dull
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Authoritarian
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favoring or exercising total control
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Braggart
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boastful person
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Aversion
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firm dislike
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Brevity
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conciseness; briefness
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Autonomous
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self-governing
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Belligerent
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quarrelsome
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Authentic
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genuine
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Belittle
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disparage; make fun of
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Austerity
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sternness; severity; strict economy
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Bane
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cause of ruin
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Banal
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hackneyed; commonplace; trite
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Bolster
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Support; reinforce
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Calculated
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deliberately planned
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Benevolent
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generous; charitable
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Biased
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prejudiced
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Brawn
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muscular strength
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Cajole
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coax; wheedle
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Candor
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freakness
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Buttress
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Support; prop up
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Benign
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kindly; favorable
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Belie
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contradict; give false impression
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Blasphemy
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irreverence; sacrilege
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bequeath
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leave to someone by a will
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Cacophonous
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discordant; inharmonious
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