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20 Cards in this Set
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acrimonious
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stinging, bitter in temper or tone
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bovine
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resembling a cow or ox; slugglish, unresponsive
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consternation
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dismay, confusion
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corpulent
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fat, having a large, bulky body
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disavow
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to deny responsibility for or connection with
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dispassionate
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impartial, calm, free from emotion
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dissension
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disagreement, sharp difference of opinion
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dissipate
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to cause to disappear; to scatter, dispel, to spend foolishly, squander
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expurgate
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to remove objectionable passages or words from a written text; to cleanse, purify
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gauntlet
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an armored or protective glove; a challenge;
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hypothetical
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based on an assumption or guess; used as a provisional or tentative idea
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ignoble
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mean, low, base
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impugn
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to call into question; to attack as false
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intemperate
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immoderate, lacking in self-control; inclement
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odium
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hatred, contempt;
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perfidy
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faithlessness, treachery
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relegate
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to place in a lower position; to assign, refer, turn over, to banish
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squeamish
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inclined to nausea; easily shocked or upset
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subservient
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subordinate in capacity or role; submissively obedient
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susceptible
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open to; easily influenced' lacking in resistance
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