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15 Cards in this Set
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Vice
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Moral weakness,
A specific form of evildoing |
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sham
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Noun:
1> A person who makes deceitful pretences 2> something that is a counterfeit |
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debilitate
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Make weak
Syn: enfeeble,drain |
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apt
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Adjective :
1> Mentally quick and resourceful 2> naturally disposed toward,minded,tending, inclination 3>Being of striking appropriateness and pertinence, Pertinent,Apposite, to the point |
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pertinent,
Apposite Apt |
Adjective:
1> Having precise or logical relevance to the matter at hand Noun : pertinence |
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repatriation
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the act of returning to the country.
Homecoming return |
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Concoct
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Devise or Invent,
prepare or cook by mixing ingredients |
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fiendish
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1> Extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell
2> very difficult |
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xenophobia
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A fear of foreigners or strangers
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diligence
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NOUN:
1>Conscientiousness in paying proper attention to a task; giving the degree of care required in a given situation |
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aphorism
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A short pithy instructive saying
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diligent
or Persevering |
Adjective:
1> Quietly and steadily persevering especially in detail or exactness. 2>Characterized by care and perseverance in carrying out tasks |
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pithy
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Concise and full of meaning,
sententious |
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Bestial
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adjective
1. of, pertaining to, or having the form of a beast: 2.without reason or intelligence; brutal; inhuman: bestial treatment of prisoners. 3.beastlike in gratifying one's sensual desires; carnal; debased. |
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VICIOUS
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1. addicted to or characterized by vice; grossly immoral; depraved; profligate: a vicious life.
2. given or readily disposed to evil: a vicious criminal. 3. reprehensible; blameworthy; wrong: a vicious deception. 4. spiteful; malicious: vicious gossip; a vicious attack. |
