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21 Cards in this Set
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Antipathy
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a dislike, distaste, enmity
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Conspiciuous
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obvious, noticeable, attracting attention
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Dilatory
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delaying
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Expedient
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appropriate for a purpose but not necessarily moral, right, or just
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Fatuous
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foolish, silly, inane
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Feint
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a false appearance, a fake punch to occupy defenses allowing a real blow
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Heedless
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disreagarding, thoughtless
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Import
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Relative importanance, significance
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Indulgent
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lenient, especially towards oneself
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Malign
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To slander, defame, vilify
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Mirth
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gladness and merriment
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Opalescent
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showing or reflecting and iridecent light
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Pallor
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paleness
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Palpable
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tanglible, pereptible, easily noticable
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Precocious
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early in development
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Profundity
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profound knowledge, intellectual depth
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Relish
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to take pleasure in
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Remit
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to send or tansmit (money)
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Scrupulous
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very principled
A scrupulous police officer |
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Vilify
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to malign, defame, slander
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Whelp
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a young offspring of a mammal
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