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27 Cards in this Set
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Curmudgeon
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person full of stubbornous
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stubbornous
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Conniver
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participate in illegal actions
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wrong doing
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Martyr
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one who chooses to suffer death rather than renounce religion
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atheist
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jester
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show the weakness of someone else
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weak
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gallant
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smartly or boldly stylish
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upskale!
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archetype
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original model or type
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original
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insinuated
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to introduce gradually
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interlacing
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working together
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leadership
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loathsome
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arousing loathing
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homeric simile
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extended simile elaborated in great detail
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reparation
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act of making amends
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say sorry
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vehemently
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full of vigor or energy
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starbucks coffee does this
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fawning
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to seek favor or attention
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wild and childlike
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laments
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express grief for or about
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mourning
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taunt
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to reproach in mocking manner
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immitate
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groveling
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to behave in a servile manner
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decreed
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an authoritative order having the force of law
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agility
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the state or quality of being agile
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accrue
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to build up over time
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benign
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of a kind and gentle disposition
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prudent
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wise in handling practice matters
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absolve
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to pronounce clear of guilot or blame
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concede
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to admit defeat
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contemptuous
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manifesting or feeling contempt
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scornful
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capacity
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ability to recieve, hold, or absorb
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cannotation
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act or process of cannoting
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denotation
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act of denoting;indication
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