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26 Cards in this Set
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mettle
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quality of strength of character; courage
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elucidate
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to clarify
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insipid
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lacking flavor; tasteless
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annotation
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Leads to understanding with explanatory notes
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ardent
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passionate or excited
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arduous
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demanding much effort; difficult
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balmy
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warming and pleasant
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belligerent
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inclined to be aggressive or hostile
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pacific
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tending to reduce conflict; peaceful
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exhortation
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an encouragement
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paucity
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smallness in quantity or number
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raze
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to tear down; demolish
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entreat
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to request strongly
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licentious
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lacking in moral restraint; sexual
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unscrupulous
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lacking principles
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contention
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quarrel or controversy
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digression
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to wander off from the main subject
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deride
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to laugh at or ridicule
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caption
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a group of words
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vindictive
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a desire for revenge
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scrutinize
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observe or examine closely
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annihilate
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to eliminate completely
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apex
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the highest point
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implausible
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difficult to believe
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credibility
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plausible, believable
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compunction
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a guilty feeling
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