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20 Cards in this Set
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dispensation
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An exemption from some rule or obligation.
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condescension
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Communicating a lack of respect through arrogance; looking down on someone.
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amiable
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Friendly; kindly; sweet; gracious
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tacit
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implied but not expressed: understood or implied without being stated openly
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edification
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intellectual, moral, or spiritual improvement
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iniquities
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things that are very unfair or evil
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diminutive
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A word that indicates smallness.
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compromise
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1. A middle way between two extremes.
2. an agreement in which each side in a conflict gives up some of what it wants in order to get some of what it wants |
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ethical
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pertaining to right and wrong; moral
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pestilence
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rapidly spreading and usually fatal disease
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quibbling
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Argue over petty things.
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disapprobation
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the act or state of being disapproved; condemnation
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arbitrated
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Act between parties with a view to reconciling differences.
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benevolence
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an act of kindness or charity
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contemptuous
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Expressing extreme contempt.
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fractious
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Hard to manage; uruly; rebellious.
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auspicious
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favorable, fortunate, encouraging, promising
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reluctantly
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to do something you don't really want to do
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asinine
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unintelligent; silly; stupid.
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flinty
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Showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings
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