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15 Cards in this Set
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advocacy
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support of an idea or cause
A:opposition |
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artful
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skillful, clever, tricky
S:crafty, cunning, foxy, sly A:guileless |
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askew
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out of line, slanted
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bucolic
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rustic, rural, unsophisticated; pastoral
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chaste
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morally pure
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compost
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a composition of largely decaying matter used as fertilizer.
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curmudgeon
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a surly, ill-mannered person; a grumpy person--usually.
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disrepute
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disgrace, loss of reputation.
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foliated
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split into thin layers
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hydrophobia
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fear of water
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junta
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a group of people who join in running a government(after a revolution)
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latitude
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freedom of action or opinion
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malediction
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curse
A:blessing |
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nadir
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the lowest point
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palpable
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tangible, perceptible, easily noticable
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