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15 Cards in this Set
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VALIANT
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1: possessing or acting with bravery or boldness : courageous
2: marked by, exhibiting, or carried out with courage or determination : heroic |
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COUNSEL
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advice given especially as a result of consultation b: a policy or plan of action or behavior
guarded thoughts or intentions a policy or plan of action or behavior a lawyer engaged in the trial or management of a case in court |
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MALICE
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desire to cause pain, injury, or distress to another
intent to commit an unlawful act or cause harm without legal justification or excuse |
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AMISS
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in a mistaken way: wrongly
b: astray 2: in a faulty way: imperfectly |
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DESOLATE
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devoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted
joyless, disconsolate, and sorrowful through or as if through separation from a loved one showing the effects of abandonment and neglect: dilapidated devoid of warmth, comfort, or hope: gloomy |
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IRRESOLUTE
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uncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating
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TREMULOUS
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characterized by or affected with trembling or tremors
affected with timidity : timorous such as is or might be caused by nervousness or shakines |
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HUMILITY
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the quality or state of being humble
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RESPITE
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1 a period of temporary delay
2 an interval of rest or relief to grant a respite to-put off, delay |
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SACRED
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dedicated or set apart for the service or worship of a deity
devoted exclusively to one service or us worthy of religious veneration of or relating to religion : not secular or profane |
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MARTYR
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a person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion
a person who sacrifices something of great value and especially life itself for the sake of principle victim; especially: a great or constant sufferer |
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CALLOUS
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1 a: being hardened and thickened b: having calluses
2 a: feeling no emotion b: feeling or showing no sympathy for others : hard-hearted |
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ASTRAY
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1: off the right path or route: straying 2: in error: away from what is proper or desirable
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DUMBLY
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lacking the human power of speech; b: of a person often offensive: lacking the ability to speak
not expressed in uttered words |
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SCRUPULOUS
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1: having moral integrity: acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper
2: punctiliously exact: painstaking |
