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20 Cards in this Set
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aegis
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n; protection of or towards a person, care or support of (under someone's aegis)
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allude
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v; to refer to something, literary reference
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antipathy
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n; dislike, hatred
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ardent
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adj; passionate
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bravado
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n; false confidence, boastfulness
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chastise
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v; punish, scold
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deprecate
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v; put down, criticize
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dissemble
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v; disguise, conceal (the truth)
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dissimulate
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v; lie
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exonerate
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V; to free of responsibility
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expedient
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adj; necessary to achieve one's goal
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feign
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v; to fake
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iconoclast
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n; rebel, breaker of rules
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macabre
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adj; sinister, grave
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odium
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n; hatred
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pragmatic
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adj; practical
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reproach
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v; condemn
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salient
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adj; key, essential
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sanctimonious
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adj; make a show of being holy/pious, better than everyone else
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supplant
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v; replace
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