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20 Cards in this Set
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Antipathy
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A strong feeling of aversion or repugnance
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Applicable
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That can be applied
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Asset
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A USEFUL or VALUABLE quality, person, or thing; an advantage or resource
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Beset
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To attack from all sides
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Colossal
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Of a SIZE, extent, or degree that elicits awe or taxes belief; IMMENSE
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Compassion
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Deep awareness of the suffering of another coupled with the wish to relieve it.
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Decorum
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Appropriateness of behavior or conduct; propriety
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Ephemeral
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Lasting for a markedly brief time
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Exuberant
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Full of unrestrained enthusiasm or joy. Extreme in degree, size, or extent
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Facsimile
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An exact copy or reproduction, as of a document
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Imbibe
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To absorb or take in as if by drinking
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Implacable
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Impossible to placate or appease
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Infinitesimal
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Infinitely or immeasurably small
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Innocuous
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Having no adverse effect; harmless
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Patent
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Protected or conferred by a patent or letters patent
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Prowess
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Superior skill or ability
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Sedate
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To administer a sedative to; calm or relieve by means of a sedative drug
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Stipulate
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To lay down as a condition of an agreement; require by contract.
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Tranquility
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The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity. Peace
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Ultimatum
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A final statement of terms made by one party to another
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