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20 Cards in this Set
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acrimonious
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(adj.) stinging, bitter in temper or tone
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bovine
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(adj.) resembling a cow or ox; sluggish, unresponsive
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consternation
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(n.) dismay, confusion
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corpulent
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(adj.) fat; having a large, bulky body
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disavow
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(v.) to deny responsibility for or connection with
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dispassionate
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(adj.) impartial; calm, free from emotion
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dissension
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(n.) disagreement, sharp difference of opinion
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dissipate
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(v.) to cause to disappear; to scatter, dispel; to spend foolishly, squander; to be extravagant in pursuit of pleasure
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expurgate
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(v.) to remove objectionavle passages or words from a written text; to cleanse or purify
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gauntlet
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(n.) an armored or protective glove; a challenge; two lines of men armed with weapons with which to beat a person forced to run between them; an ordeal
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hypothetical
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(adj.) based on an assumption or guess; used as a provisional or tenative idea to guide or direct an investigation
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ignoble
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(adj.) mean, low, base
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impugn
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(v.) to call into question; to attack as false
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intemperate
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(adj.) immoderate, lacking in self-control; inclement
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odium
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(n.) hatred, contempt; disgrace or infamy resulting from hateful conduct
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perfidy
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(n.) faithlessness, treachery
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relegate
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(v.) to place in a lwer position; to assign, refer, turn over; to banish
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squeamish
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(adj.) inclined to nausea; easily shocked or upset; excessively fastidious or refined
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subservient
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(adj.) subordinate in capacity or role; submissively obedient; serving to promote some end
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susceptible
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(adj.) open to; easily influenced; lacking in resistance
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