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20 Cards in this Set
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belittle
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to represent of speak of as small or unimportant, to depreciate in value
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censure
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an expression of blame or disapproval
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eccentric
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departing or deviating from the establish norm, model, or rule
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deference
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submission or courteous yielding to the the opinion, or judgement of another
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pragmatic
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relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or atristic matters
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facilitate
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to live free of difficulties or obstacles, to make easier
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guile
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insidious, treacherous cunning, craftiness, slyness, trickery
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heed
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to pay attention to, to listen to and consider
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tangible
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capable of being touched, visible and appraisable
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advocate
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to support, for the cause of
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comply
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to act in accordance with a command, request, rule, wish, or the like
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divert
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to turn aside from a course or direction, to deflect, to distract, to amuse or entertain
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infamy
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evil fame or reputation infamous, notorious, having a bad reputation
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ambiguous
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doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistictness
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animated
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full of movement and activity
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benign
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gentle dispostion, gracious, showing kindness and gentleness, favorable, wholesome of a mild type
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indifferent
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marked by impartiality, unbiased, neither good nor bad
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enigma
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an obscure speech or writing, something hard to understand or explain
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amiable
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generally agreeable, being friendly
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authentic
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make or done that same way as an original, real, actual, true to one's personality
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