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38 Cards in this Set
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divisive
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creating dissension or discord
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counter
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opposite, contrary, reverse
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autonomy
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independence
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braggart
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loud
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dilettante
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someone who dabbles at a career ot hobby and so may not excel at anything
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pilferer
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person who steals repeatedly
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paleontology
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one who studies prehistoric life as recorded in fossil remains
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adamant
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insistent, unwavering
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guile
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duplicity, deceitful cunning
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vicissitude
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change or variation in the course of something—especially of circumstance or fortune in life
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adulation
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high praise
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aesthetic
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pertaining to beauty
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anachronistic
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out-of-date
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assiduous
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hard working
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condescending
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patronizing
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convergence
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joining of parts
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deleterious
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harmful
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demagogue
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rabble-rousing leader
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digression
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straying from the main point
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divergent
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variant, moving apart
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emulate
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follow an example
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frugal
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thrifty
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hedonist
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pleasure seeker
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impute
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to tribute to someone
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inconsequential
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trivial
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lobbyist
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persuader of legislators
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nonchalant
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indifferent
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opulent
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wealthy
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ostentatious
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displaying wealth
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perfidious
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disloyal
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prosaic
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Lacking in imagination and spirit; dull.
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reclusive
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withdrawn
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resilent
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quick to recover
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reverence
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profound respect
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scrutinize
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to observe carefully
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spurious
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phony, false
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suppress
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to end a activity
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surreptitious
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secret, stealthy
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