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24 Cards in this Set
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motivate
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inspire, stimulate, provoke
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rationalize
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use or give a reason other than the real one
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therapy
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healing or curing process
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nascent
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beginning to exist or develop
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iconoclast
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image-breaker, attacker of beliefs
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erudite
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very scholarly
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phobia
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persistent fear, strong dislike
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germane
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appropriate, in close relationship to
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vertigo
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dizziness
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conducive
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leading, helpful
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confront
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come face to face with
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antipathy
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dislike, distaste, hate
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servile
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slavish, submissive
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volition
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willpower, choice
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sojourn(n)
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temporary stay
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austere
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simple, unadorned, hard
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felicitous
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happy
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halcyon
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peaceful, calm
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tenable
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supportable, defendable
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superfluous
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excessive, surplus
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to tighten one's belt
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to get set for bad times or poverty
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off the beaten track
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not usual, out of the ordinary
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a square peg in a round hole
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an able man in the wrong job
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to upset the apple cart
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to overturn or disturb a plan or intention
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