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21 Cards in this Set
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Supercilious
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(adj)Condescending, snooty, arrogant
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supersede
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(v) To replace, to supplant,to overide
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Amity
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(n)A feeling of goodwill toward or harmony with a person or people
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Amiable
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(adj) Likeable, personable, congenial
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Malicious
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(adj) intending harm, spiteful
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Malignant
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(adj) Deadly, harmful
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benign
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(adj) Harmless, mild
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Malevolent
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(adj) Wishing harm to others, usually said of a person
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Benevolent
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(adj) Wishing well to others, charitable
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benediction
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(n) a verbal blessing
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miscreant
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(n) a criminal,an ill-doer
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misnomer
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(n) and in precise or incorrect name for an object or concept - this word is not usually applied to persons
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Misanthrope
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A cynic, a person who thinks ill of the human race
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Antipathy
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A great dislike,loathing
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abhorrent
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repulsive, detestable, dreadful
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egregious
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flagrantly wrong, bad, illegal, our harmful
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gregarious
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enjoying the company of others, sociable
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Segregate
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to separate of isolate from group of mass
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abdicate
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to relinquish a title or position of authority
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diffident
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shy, reserved, timid
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empathy
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the ability to feel another being's feelings-not just to sympathize
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