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29 Cards in this Set
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arable
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fit for or used for growing crops
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cryptic
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hiding or concealing
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tractable
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easy to manage or guide
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contemptible
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dishonorable
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flogging
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to beat harshly w/ a whip or rod
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plaited
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to braid or weave
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acute
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keen, sharp, sensitive
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conceived
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to form a concept or idea
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gamboled
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to run, leap, or skip about; to frolic
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abdicate
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to formally relinquish a position of power, a claim or a right
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cynical
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showing little or no faith in human nature
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enmity
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mutual feeling of enemies between eachother
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apathy
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absence of desire or emotion
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ensconced
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to position oneself firmly or comfortably
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capitulated
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to accept defeat
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impromptu
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not planned, spur of the moment
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ignominious
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loss of reputation or shame or disgrace
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dissentient
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disagrees with majority of opinion
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manifesty
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to prove or reveal
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pretext
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a made up excuse; an untrue or misleading reason for doing something in attempt to conceal the reason
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liable
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likely
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procurred
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to get by, special effort; obtain or acquire
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malignity
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intense, ill will, or hatred
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innovations
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a new idea, method, or advice
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publican
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tax collector
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irrepressible
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imposible to restrain
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restive
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hard to handle or control
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maxim
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a general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct
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pre-eminent
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having paramount rank, dignity, or importance
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