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19 Cards in this Set
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eminent
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distinguished; prominent
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empathy
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identification with and understanding of another's situation, feelings, and motives
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cajole
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to urge with repeated appeals, teasing, or flattery
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extol
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to praide highly
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chicanery
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trickery
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laudatory
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full of praise
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obsequious
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fawning and servile
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magnanimous
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couragously or generously noble in mind and heart
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sycophant
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insincere, obsequious flatterer
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philanthropic
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humanitarian; benevolent; relating to monetary generosity
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reciprocate
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to mutually take or give in; to respond in kind
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altruism
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unselfish, concern for the welfare of others; selflessness
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quell
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to put down forcibly; suppress
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defunct
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no longer existing or functioning
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eradicate
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to get rid of as if by tearing it up by the roots; abolish
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squelch
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to crush as if by trampling; squash
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supplant
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to usurp the place of, especially through intrigue or underhanded tactics
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stymie
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to thwart or stump
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raze
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to level to the ground; demolish
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