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20 Cards in this Set
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rigor
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harshness or severity
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profuse
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flowering freely; generous; excessive
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fastidious
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meticulous, demanding, critical, overly careful
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prosaic
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uninspired
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philanthropy
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a desire to help mankind
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languid
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slow, tired, drooping, weak
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astute
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perceptive, clear
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brevity
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briefness
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reprehensible
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shameful, bad
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augment
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to increase, to make bigger
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engender
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to create, to produce
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deride
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to ridicule, to make fun of
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ambivalent
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undecided, doubtful
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indolence
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laziness
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amiable
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friendly
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caustic
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burning- uncomplimentary
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atrophy
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to waste away from lack of use
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meander
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to wander aimlessly
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instigate
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to start trouble
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heed
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to obey
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