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20 Cards in this Set
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diatribe
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bitter scolding
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distend
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to expand
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latent
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undeveloped potential
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mollify
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to soothe
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proliferation
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rapid increase
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surreptitious
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secret
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vituperative
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abusive; scolding
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diverge
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to go in different directions
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endemic
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prevailing among a specific group of people
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futile
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hopeless
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mitigate
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to do in moderation
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approbation
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approval
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consensus
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an opinion reached by a group as a whole
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extraneous
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not relevant
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inundate
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overwhelm; flood
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maverick
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rebel; nonconformist
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pungent
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sharp taste or smell
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dogmatic
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opinionated; arbitrary; doctrinal
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dupe
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to fool
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relegate
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to move to a less important position
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