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34 Cards in this Set
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Abbreviate
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Shorten,abridge
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Abstinence
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act of refraing from
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Adulation
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high praise
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Adversity
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misfortune
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Aesthetic
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pertaining to beauty
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Amicable
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Agreeable
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Anachronistic
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Out-of-date
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Anecdote
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Short account of event
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Anonymous
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Nameless
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Benevolent
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Friendly, Helpful
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Camaraderie
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Trust among friends
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Censure
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to criticize harshly
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circuitous
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indirect, roundabout
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clairvoyant
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able to see the future
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collaborate
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to work together
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compassion
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sympathy, mercy
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compromise
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to settle differences
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condescending
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patronizing
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demagogue
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rabble-rousing leader
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digression
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straying from main point
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diligent
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hard-working
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discredit
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dishonor, disgrace
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disdain
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to regard with scorn
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divergent
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variant, moving apart
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empathy
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sharing of feelings
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emulate
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follow an example
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hackneyed
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overused, cliched
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haughty
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arrogant, condescending
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hedonist
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pleasure seeker
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hypothesis
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theory requiring proof
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impetuous
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rash, impulsive
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impute
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to attribute to someone
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incompatible
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unable to work together
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inconsequential
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trivial
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