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39 Cards in this Set
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Disparage |
Play down |
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Equivocate |
Purposely talk in vague and misleading way |
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Titillate |
Stimulate pleasurably |
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Adulate |
Flatter lavishly |
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Proscribe |
Prohibit |
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Obviate |
Make unnecessary |
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Militate |
Work against |
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Malign |
Belittle |
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Condone |
Forgive |
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Placate |
Change hostility to friendship |
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Parity |
Equality |
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Disparagement |
Belittlement |
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Peer |
One's equal |
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Ambiguity |
Quality of being open to misinterpretation |
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Double entendre |
Statement with double meaning |
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Inequity |
Unjustice |
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Iniquity |
Sin, immoral act |
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Nocturne |
Night music |
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Equanimity |
Balance of mind, composure |
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Equestrian |
Horseback rider |
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Equilibrist |
Tight rope walker |
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Equine |
A horse |
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Equable |
Calm, even tempered |
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Vociferous |
Noisy, loud |
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Malediction |
A curse |
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Maladroitness |
Clumsiness |
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Malevolent |
Quality of wishing evil |
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Malaise |
Vague feeling of bodily discomfort |
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Benign |
Kindly, good natured |
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Benedictory |
Related to blessing |
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Benevolent |
Wishing good things |
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Bona fide |
In good faith |
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Placatory |
To soothe |
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Implacable |
Not to be soothed |
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Placid |
Calm |
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Benefaction |
Good deed |
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Infidelity |
Faithlessness |
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Volition |
Free will |
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Fidelity |
Faithfulness |
