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20 Cards in this Set
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paramount
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more important than anything else; supreme
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rebut
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claim or prove that (evidence or an accusation) is false.
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incorrigible
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(of a person or their tendencies) not able to be corrected, improved, or reformed.
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reprimand
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a rebuke, especially an official one.
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militant
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combative and aggressive in support of a political or social cause, and typically favoring extreme, violent, or confrontational methods.
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brazen
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bold and without shame.
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servitude
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the state of being a slave or completely subject to someone more powerful.
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stagnant
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(of a body of water or the atmosphere of a confined space) having no current or flow and often having an unpleasant smell as a consequence.
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slapdash
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done too hurriedly and carelessly
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facilitate
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make (an action or process) easy or easier.
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succumb
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fail to resist (pressure, temptation, or some other negative force).
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annihilate
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destroy utterly; obliterate
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arbitrary
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based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system.
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accomplices
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a person who helps another commit a crime.
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exodus
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a mass departure of people, especially emigrants.
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prattle
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talk at length in a foolish or inconsequential way.
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opaque
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not able to be seen through; not transparent
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latent
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(of a quality or state) existing but not yet developed or manifest; hidden; concealed
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morose
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gloomy and ill-tempered
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catalyst
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a person or thing that precipitates an event.
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