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20 Cards in this Set
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to discourage
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dishearten
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easily set on fire, easily angered or aroused
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inflammable
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full of life and vigor, courageous
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spirited
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to draw back suddenly, as though in pain or fear
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wince
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to hurt someone's feelings deeply, to cause embarrassment or humiliation, to subdue or discipline by self-denial or suffering.
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mortify
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to give or cause something unpleasant, impose
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inflict
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in agreement with established or generally accepted beliefs or ways of doing things
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orthodox
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deadly, extremely harmful, evil, spiteful, malicious a --- growth
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malignant
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unfriendly, unfavorable, warlike, aggressive a -- attitude
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hostile
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to obtain through special effort, to bring about
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procure
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arousing argument, dispute or disagreement
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controversial
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a joining together for some common purpose. A wartime
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alliance
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having a certain force or effect in fact, but not in name. so close as to be equivalent to the real thing
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virtual
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not producing the desired results, unsuccessful
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fruitless
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to run quickly, scamper, hurry
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scurry
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a clown, a coarse stupid person
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buffoon
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completely empty, having no legal focus or effect
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void
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soaked with liquid or moisture, expressionless, dull, spiritless, listless
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sodden
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to puzzle completely, confuse.
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bewilder
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disobedient, willful, unpredictable
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wayward
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