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21 Cards in this Set
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invective
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loud censure or accusation
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imperiousness
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domineering in a haughty way;
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ardor
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great warmth of feeling; passion, fervor
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insensible
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incapable of feeling
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intransigence
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uncompromising; inflexible
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laconic
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using few words; concise
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volubility
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fluent; glib; talkative
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derisive
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contemptuous, mocking
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chary
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cautious, carful, wary
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circumspect
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watchful & discreet, cautious, prudent
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usary
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lending money at high interest
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epithet
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an abusive or hostile word or phrase
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disparage
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to belittle or speak slightingly of
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intractable
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hard to control, stubborn
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abet
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encourage or assist to do something wrong, in particular
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ken
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one's range of knowledge or sight
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orthogonal
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at right angles
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afferent
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conduction inward, toward somethign
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efferent
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conducting away from something
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proclivities
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tendency to do something regularly
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rubric
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heading on a document; a category
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