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50 Cards in this Set
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refute
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to prove false or mistaken
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abstinence
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denial of the appetites
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benevolent
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kindly
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credulity
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a tendency to believe too readily
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skepticism
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a doubting or questioning attitude
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adaptation
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something that undergoes change to fit a new or special
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detached
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standing apart; free from emotional, intellectual, or social involvement
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evoke
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to call forth or summon
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impetuous
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marked by sudden energy, action, or emotion: IMPULSIVE
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lucid
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easily understood
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attain
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to gain or accomplish by mental or physical effort
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discredit
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to damage the reputation of; DISGRACE
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mutable
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capable of or subject to alteration or change
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transient
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lasting only a short time; passing through from one place to another
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brusque
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rudely abrupt; BLUNT
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divert
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to turn aside froma direction or course; to distract
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gregarious
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seeking and enjoying company of others
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inarticulate
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unable to speek with eloquence or clarity
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nostalgia
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a longing for persons, situations, or things of the past
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propagate
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to cause(animals or plants) to multiply or breed
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substantiate
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to support and verify with proof
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wary
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on one's gaurd
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obscure
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deficient in light:DARK
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emulate
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to strive to equal or excel, especially by imitating
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disparate
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completely dissimilar
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anecdote
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a short, often oral, interesting account of a real or fictitious incident
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dispel
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1.to rid one's mind of
2.to cause to go in various directions SCATTER |
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zeal
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enthusiastic, diligent devotion to in pursuit of a cause or goal
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heed
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to pay attention to
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ominous
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1. of or being an omen, especially an evil one
2. threatening, menancing |
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deliberate
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1.to take careful thought
REFLECT 2.thought out, planned in advance PREMEDITATED |
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incontrovertible
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incapable of being disputed
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Reprehensible
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worthy of censure(critisism) or rebuke
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terrestrial
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of or relating to the earth or its inhabitants
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dogged
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stubbornly unyielding
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dogmatic
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marked by an authoritative, arrogant assertion of unproved or unprovable principles
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frugal
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avoiding unnecessary monetary expenditure
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incompatible
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not in harmony or agreement
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abhor
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1.to consider with horror or disgust
2.to reject vehemently SHUN |
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base
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1.having or resulting from low moral standards
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thwart
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to prevent from taking place
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adulation
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excessive flattery or praise
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bolster
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to support or prop up with as if with a bolster(a long, narrow pillow or cushion)
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candid
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lacking pretense or reserve
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decry
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to belittle or disparage(criticize severely) openly
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diligent
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marked by perservering, painstaking effort
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ennoble
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to make noble in quality
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fabricate
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1.to construct by combining or assembling
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garrulous
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habitually, often excessively, talkative
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haughty
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arrogantly and inordinately(excessively)proud
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