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25 Cards in this Set
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prosperous
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economically successful; enjoying success and good fortune
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larceny
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a robbery
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revenue
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income; money collected by the government for public expenses
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karma
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a belief put forward by certain religious groups that a person's conduct and actions during life determines his/her destiny in the world.
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implore
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to beg earnestly; to ask anxiously
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regress
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to go back to a previous state of development
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magistrate
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a civil servant with the authority to enforce the law
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pariah
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someone who has been kicked out of society; an outcast
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nuance
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a small subtle change in something
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quibble
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to complain about little things
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largess
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generous giving and generousity
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procession
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a group of something that's moving forward together in an orderly line; the act of moving forward
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manifest
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obvious or clear OR to show or display
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plausible
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appearing to be reasonable and true
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saunter
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to walk ar a casual pace; to stroll OR a leisurely walk
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recede
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to move away; to become smaller
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initiative
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the first step of an action; OR the ability to start your own projects
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sullen
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characterized by ill-humored brooding; having a moroes and sulky personality
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gaunt
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bony & thin; undernourished or bleak and stark
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spree
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a carefree outing OR the overdoing of a certain activity
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viable
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cabable of success or continued growth
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incriminate
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to cause to appear guilty of some crime
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supplicate
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to humbly ask; to earnestly appeal to
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inference
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the act of figuring something out by looking at all the facts OR a conclusion drawn by looking at the facts of a situation
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trait
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a recognizable characteristic or feature
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