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20 Cards in this Set
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prevaricate
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to deviate from the truth
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mendacious (mendacity)
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- given to or characterized by deception or falsehood or divergence from absolute truth
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veracious (veracity)
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- truthful, honest
- devotion to the truth |
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proximity
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the quality or state of being proximate : closeness
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preponderance
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a superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength
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disconcert
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- to throw into confusion
- embarass |
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manifest (manifestation)
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to make evident or certain by showing or displaying
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admonish
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- to indicate duties or obligations to
- to express warning or disapproval to especially in a gentle, earnest, or solicitous manner |
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innate
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existing in, belonging to, or determined by factors present in an individual from birth
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languish
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- to be or become feeble, weak, or enervated
- to be or live in a state of depression or decreasing vitality |
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stolid
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having or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional
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expiate
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obsolete : to put an end to
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revile
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to subject to verbal abuse : vituperate
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propensity
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an often intense natural inclination or preference
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emaciated
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to waste away physically
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ignominious (ignominy)
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marked with or characterized by disgrace or shame : dishonorable
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fetter
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(noun): something that confines : restraint
(verb): to restrain from motion, action, or progress |
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morose
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having a sullen and gloomy disposition
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lugubrious
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- mournful; especially : exaggeratedly or affectedly mournful
- dismal |
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lachrymose
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given to tears or weeping : tearful
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