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23 Cards in this Set
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Avaricious
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Having or showing an extreme greed for wealth or material gain.
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Lament
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A passionate expression of grief.
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Acquiesce
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Accept something reluctantly but without protest.
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Felonious
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Of, relating to, or involved in crime.
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Pernicious
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Having a harmful effect, esp. in a gradual or subtle way.
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Composure
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The state or feeling of being calm and in control of oneself.
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Extort
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Obtain (something) by force, threats, or other unfair means.
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Pervade
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Spread through and be perceived in every part of.
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Averse
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Having a strong dislike of or opposition to something.
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Assiduity
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Constant or close attention to what one is doing.
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Solvency
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The ability to meet maturing obligations as they come due.
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Repugnance
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Intense disgust.
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Expatriate
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A person who lives outside their native country.
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Extenuate
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Make (guilt or an offense) seem less serious or more forgivable.
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Animosity
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Strong hostility.
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Commiseration
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A feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others.
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Forbearance
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Patient self-control; restraint and tolerance.
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Obdurate
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Stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or course of action.
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Molestation
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The act of subjecting someone to unwanted or improper sexual advances or activity.
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Persevere
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Continue in a course of action even in the face of difficulty or with little or no indication of success.
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Forfeiture
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Something that is lost or surrendered as a penalty.
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Vestige
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A trace of something that is disappearing or no longer exists.
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Avarice
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Extreme greed for wealth or material gain.
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