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36 Cards in this Set
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adamant
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Unyielding ; firm in opinion
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ambivalent
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Unable to decide about something or someone uncertain
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apathy
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Total lack of interest
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appease
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To calm; to satisfy temporarily
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banter
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Teasing playful conversation
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bigot
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Someone who is intolerant of differences in others
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candid
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Outspoken ;blunt
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chaos
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Complete disorder
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clement
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Merciful lenient
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Cliche
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A worn-out idea or overused expression
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Condone
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To forgive a wrong doing
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Connoisseur
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An expert in food ,drink or culture
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Credence
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Believe or trust
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Coerece
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To force by using pressure intimidation or threats
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Concur
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To agree with to have the same opinion
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copious
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Numerous or large quantities
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culmination
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The end, the final moment of an event or idea
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cult
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An organized group of people with an obsessive devotion to a person or idea
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Cynical
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Distrustful of the goodness in humans; unbelieving in goodness
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destitute
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Extremely poor without shelter or food
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diffident
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Lacking in self confidence ;shy
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Dilemma
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A choice between two unpleasant options
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Disparity
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Inequality ;difference
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Divulge
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To tell; to reveal (as a secret(
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Docile
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Easy to teach or manage obedient well behaved
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Dogmatic
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Arrogant and stubborn about one's beliefs
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demagogue
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Aaliyah who appeals to people he motions to get power
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Demure
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Quiet modest shy
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Emaciated
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Extremely thin wasted away
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Enigma
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A mystery something that can't be explained
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Expunge
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To erase or eliminate
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Extol
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To praise highly
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Extradite
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To turn over or delivered to the legal jurisdiction of another government
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Extraneous
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Not essential not a virtual (important) part
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furtive
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Secretive stealthy
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gauche
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Lacking social grace
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