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20 Cards in this Set
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Propitious
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Favorable, advantageous
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Mitigate
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To lessen in force or intensity, to make less severe
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Acrimony
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Caustic, stinging or bitter in words or behavior
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Feasible
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capable of being accomplished (actions)
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Prevalent
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Characterized by being everywhere, wide spread.
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Serene
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Calm, peaceful, tranquil, untroubled
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Divisive
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Causing dissent, discord
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Plausible
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believable, convincing, reasonable, (having to do with words, concepts, or ideas.)
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Extraneous
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unnecessary, irrelevant, extra
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Sagacity
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discerning, shrewd, ken in judgement, wise
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prosperity
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successful in material terms; financially flourishing
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indigenous
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native to a place, originating in a region.
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Quiescent
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at rest, still, quiet, tranquil, inactive.
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sullen
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Showing ill humor by a gloomy silence or reserve, unsociable withdrawal.
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Platitude
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Unoriginal, commonplace, or overused remark
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disdain
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arrogant scorn, hold in low esteem, consider beneath ones self.
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Pretentious
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characterized by the assumption of dignity or importance
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Upbraid
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to scold sharply, censure, find fault with someone.
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Spontaneous
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Happening or arising without apparent external cause.
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Trivial
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Small and of little importance.
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