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45 Cards in this Set
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forbearance
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patience
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fraught
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filled with fear
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ambrosia
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food of the goods (good taste and smell)
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advocate
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to urge
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aversion
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firm dislike
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contend
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struggle; compete
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discriminating
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able to see small differences
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congruence
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corespondence of parts
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diffidence
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shyness
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diffusion
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a spreading in directions;like gas
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contempt
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extreme dislike
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adversary
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opponent
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amenable
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easily managed quick to respond
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iniquity
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evil; wickedness
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foreboding
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premonition of evil
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tyranny
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cruel government
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scion
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offspring, descendant; heir
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pensive
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sadly thoughtful
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perfunctory
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mechanical; done without a thought
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malignant
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having a bad influence
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introspective
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looking within oneself
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interloper
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intruder
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inherent
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firmly established by nature
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adulterate
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to make impure or spoiled by the addiction of inferior materials
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contentious
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quarrelsome
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sanction
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to ratify; approve
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fortuitous
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accidental; by chance
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malign(ed)
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to speak ill of others
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interdict
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to prohibit; to forbid
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conglomeration
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mass of materail sticking together
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schism
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a division or split
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foppish
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vain about appearance (refers to men)
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attenuate(d)
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to make thin; weaken
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ingenuos
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naive; young; unsophisticated
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ubiquitous
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being everywhere
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discursive
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rambling; not sticking to one subject
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mandate
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an order
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forensic
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to do with debate or courts of law
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avarice
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greed
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trajectory
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path taken by a projectile
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dilema
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situation requiring a choice b/w two equally bad alternatives
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conjecture
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a guess
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penury
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extreme poverty
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fracas
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fight
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awry
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ditorted; crooked
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