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15 Cards in this Set
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adversity
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n
misfortune;hardship |
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cardinal
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adj.
most important;chief |
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credible/credibility
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adj./n
believable;reliable |
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empathize/empathy
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v/n
to show or feel understanding of anothers feelings or problems |
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faculty
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n.
1 any of the natural powers of the mind and body, such as sight or hearing 2 an inborn ablilty, knack 3 all te teachers of a school |
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harrowing
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adj.
very distressing or acutely painful |
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impair
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v.
to damge, weaken or lessen |
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infer/inference
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v./n
to reach a conclusion through reasoning |
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intuition/tintuitive
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n/adj
knowing or sensing something without the use of reason; an insight |
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manifest
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adj.
plain to see; evident v to make clear, reveal |
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nuance
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n
a very sligth change in feeling or meaning; a gradation |
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pernicious
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adj.
very destructive or harmful |
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solace
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n
comfort or relief in sorrow or distress (emotional/spiritual);consolation |
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treatise
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n.
a methodically and thoroughly written discussion of a topic; a report |
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vogue
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n.
the popular fashion of the time, wide acceptance and favor |
