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40 Cards in this Set
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divulge
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to reveal; to tell
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abet
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to assist in wrongdoing
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dogmatic
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stubborn
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gregarious
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sociable
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insipid
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lacking flavor; dull
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extraneous
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inessential
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coerce
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force by pressure
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jaundiced
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prejudiced; hostile
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meticulous
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extreme care for detail
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temerity
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recklessness
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heresy
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the crime of having a belief that goes against established doctrine
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docile
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easy to manage
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libation
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a drink, especially an alcoholic one
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anathema
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a hated person or thing
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banter
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playful conversation
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castigate
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to criticize for correction
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gauche
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lacking social graces
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ignominy
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public shame or disgrace
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motley
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made of many parts
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emaciated
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extremely thin; wasted away
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avarice
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greed
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furtive
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stealthy and secretive
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bacchanalian
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wild and drunken
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extradite
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to deliver jurisdiction
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copious
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numerous
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irascible
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easily angered
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mercenary
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a hired soldier
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bastion
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a strong defense or fort
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jettison
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to discard; to cast overboard
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ostracize
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to banish; to shut away
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bigot
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one who is intolerable of differences in people
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expunge
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to eliminate
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candid
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outspoken; blunt
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argot
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special diction specific to a group of people
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negligence
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careless neglect
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appease
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to calm; to satisfy
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strident
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harsh sounding
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chaos
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complete disorder
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augment
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to enlarge
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jingoism
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extreme patriotism
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