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20 Cards in this Set
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veritable
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unquestionable, true, genuine
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forbearance
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patience, willingness to wait
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beatify
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to bless, make happy, or ascribe a virtue to; regard as saintly
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garrulity
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excessive wordiness, extreme talkativeness
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truculent
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aggressive, fierce, hostile, brutal
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appropriate (v.)
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to take for one's own, acquire, set aside
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penchant
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strong inclination, a liking
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decorum
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propriety of behavior, properness
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feckless
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lacking purpose or vitality, ineffective
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impute
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to attribute to a cause or source, ascribe
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precept
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rule establishing standard of conduct
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inveigh
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to strongly attack verbally
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remonstrate
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to protest, object
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supine
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(1) lying on the back, face or front upwards
(2) slow to act, passive |
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pith
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(1) heart of the matter
(2) force, strength, or vigor |
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cadge
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to impose on another's generosity, to borrow without intent to repay; to beg
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mettlesome
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courageous, high-spirited
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meddlesome
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inclined to interfere
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contumacious
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insubordinate, rebellious, willfully disobedient
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obstreperous
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noisy, loud
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