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19 Cards in this Set
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Disdain
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to think unworthy of notice, response; consider beneath oneself
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Scorn
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open or unqualified contempt
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Contempt
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the feeling with which a person regards anything considered mean, vile, or worthless; the state of being despised, dishonor, disgrace
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Corporeal
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of the nature of the physical body; bodily; material; tangible
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Soliloquy
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an utterance or discourse by a person who is talking to himself or herself or is disregardful of or oblivious to any hearers present (often used as a device in drama to disclose a character's innermost thoughts)
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Monologue
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a part of a drama in which a single actor speaks alone; a prolonged talk or discourse by a single speaker, especially one dominating or monopolizing a conversation
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Chastise
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to criticize severely; to discipline, especially by corporal punishment.
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Valor
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boldness or determination in facing great danger, especially in battle; heroic courage; bravery
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Surmise
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to think or infer without certain or strong evidence; conjecture; guess.
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Solicit
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to seek to influence or incite to action, especially unlawful or wrong action; to seek for (something) by entreaty, earnest or respectful request, formal application.
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Yield
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to give up or over; relinquish or resign; to give up or surrender (oneself)
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Lascivious
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inclined to lustfulness; wanton; lewd
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equivocator/ equivocate
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to use ambiguous or unclear expressions, usually to avoid commitment or in order to mislead; prevaricate or hedge
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requite/unrequited
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returned or reciprocated/not returned or reciprocated
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lament
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to mourn for or over.
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obscure
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not clear to the understanding; hard to perceive
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scruples
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a moral or ethical consideration or standard that acts as a restraining force or inhibits certain actions.
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divulge
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to disclose or reveal (something private, secret, or previously unknown)
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malice
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desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another, either because of a hostile impulse or out of deep-seated meanness
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