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20 Cards in this Set
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approbation
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APPROBATION =
approval, praise. the crowd welcomed the heroes with approbation |
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complaisant
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COMPLAISANT =
trying to please, overly polite |
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condone
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CONDONE =
to forgive, pardon |
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desultory
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DESULTORY =
aimless, haphazard |
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diffidence
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DIFFIDENCE = shyness
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discrete
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DISCRETE =
separate, unconnected |
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disparate
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DISPARATE =
unrelated, basically different |
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dissolution
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DISSOLUTION =
disintegration, looseness in morals |
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effrontery
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EFFRONTERY =
nerve, impudence |
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innocuous
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INNOCUOUS = harmless
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opprobrium
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OPPROBRIUM =
infamy, villification |
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reproach
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REPROACH =
to express disapproval or disappointment |
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reprobate
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REPROBATE =
a person hardened in sin, evil |
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repudiate
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REPUDIATE =
to reject or to refuse to accept |
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specious
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SPECIOUS =
seemingly reasonable but incorrect |
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tractable
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TRACTABLE =
docile, easily manageable |
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intractable
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INTRACTABLE =
stubborn, unyielding |
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vituperative
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VITUPERATIVE = abusive, scolding
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stint
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STINT =
to be thrifty, to set limits |
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spate
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SPATE =
a large amount, number or a sudden outpouring |
