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20 Cards in this Set
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concord
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harmony
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confluence
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flowing or coming together
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consecrate
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induct into a religious office; declare sacred
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consonance
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agreement; harmony
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contrite
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penitent; repentant; feeling sorry for sins
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contumely
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insult; contemptuous treatment
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conundrum
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riddle; difficult problem
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cosset
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pamper
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cupidity
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excessive desire for money;avarice
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cursory
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hasty; done w/o care
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decimate
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destroy a great number
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defer
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yield; delay
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demur
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to take exception; object
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denigrate
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blacken someone's reputation or character
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derision
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ridicule
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desiccate
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dry up; drain
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desultory
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aimless; unmethodicial; unfocused
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diaphanous
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translucent; see-through
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diatribe
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speech full of bitterness
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didactic
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intended primarily to instruct
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