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30 Cards in this Set
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dissuade
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persuade someone not to take a particular course of action
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approbation
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approval or praise
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contrive
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create or bring about an object or a situation by deliberate use of skill and artifice
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demean
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cause a severe loss in the dignity of and respect for someone or something
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amiss
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not quite right; inappropriate or out of place
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tedious
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too long, slow, or dull
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admonish
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warn or reprimand
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libel
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written slander
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indenture
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an agreement binding an apprentice to a master
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impracticable
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impossible in practice
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abate
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become less intense or widespread
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mortification
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cause someone to feel embarassed, ashamed, or humiliated
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arduous
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involving or requiring strenuous effort
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speculative
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engaged in, expressing or based on conjecture rather than knowledge
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rectitude
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morally correct behavoir or thinking
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enumerations
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mention one by one
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avarice
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extreme greed for wealth or material gain
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annex
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append or add as an extra
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precept
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a general rule intended to regulate behoavoir or thought
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habitude
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habitual tendency
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facilitate
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make easy or easier
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procure
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to obtain
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unremitting
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incessant
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affluence
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having a great deal of money
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eradicate
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destroy completely
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counteneance
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facial expression
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incorrigible
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not able to be corrected
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posterity
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decendants
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artifice
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clever or cunning devices or expedient
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felicity
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intense happiness
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