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18 Cards in this Set
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ingenuous
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naïve and trusting; lacking sophistication
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lethargic
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inactive
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mitigate
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to cause to become less harsh, severe or painful; alleviate
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mitigation
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the act of reducing the severity or painfulness of something
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opprobrium
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disgrace; contempt
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oscillate
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to move back and forth
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perfunctory
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superficial; not thorough; performed really as a duty
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platitude
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stale, overused expression
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plethora
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excess; overabundance
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repudiate
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to reject as having no authority
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solicitous
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concerned; attentive; eager
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spectrum
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a band of colors produced when sunlight passes through a prism; a broad range of related ideas or objects
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torpor
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lethargy; dormancy; sluggishness
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viscous
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thick, syrupy, and sticky
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vituperative
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using or containing harsh, abusive censure
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vituperate
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to use or contain harsh, abusive censure
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whimiscal
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fanciful; unpredictable
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whimsy
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a playful or fanciful idea
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