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30 Cards in this Set
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avarice
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instatiable greed for wealth (n)
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poltroon
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wretched coward (n)
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enigmatic
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perplexing; mysterious (adj)
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cleave
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to adhere firmly and unwaveringly with loyalty (v)
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derogatory
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tending to lessen the merit or reputation of a person or thing (adj)
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trepidation
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perturbation; scared & jumpy. (n)
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antithesis
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contrast (n)
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loquacious
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blabbering/talkative; Clare (adj)
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elucidate
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to clarify (v)
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sophomoric
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intellectually pretentious, cocky, conceited; BB :P (adj)
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acumen
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wisdom/shrewdness (n)
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misanthrope
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a hater of humankind (n)
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chagrin
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to be humiliated/ feel humiliated (v/n)
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umbrage, professor
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offense/annoying/dispeasure (n)
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dichotomy
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division into 2 parts (n)
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heinous
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atrocious (adj)
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mollify
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to soften in feeling or temper (v)
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philanthropic
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charatable (adj)
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antipathy
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an object of habitual dislike (n)
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gauche
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lacking social ettiquitte (adj)
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denunciation
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public accusal (n)
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vilify
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to speak ill or/ slander (v)
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aberration
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departing from the usual course (n)
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bloviate
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to speak pompously, to show off (v)
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abnegate
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to refuse oneself rights, etc (v)
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parochial
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limited/narrow in outlook (adj)
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belabor
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to dwell on (v)
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vapid
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boring/bland/not much substance (adj)
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empirical
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guided by past experience (adj)
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verisimilitude
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appearing to be true (n)
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