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12 Cards in this Set
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Obligate
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To bind, compel, or constrain by a social, legal, or moral tie
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Capillary
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Relating to or resembling a hair; fine and slender
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Proclivity
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A natural propensity or inclination; predisposition
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Asylum
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An institution for the care of those with physical or mental impairments
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Odious
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Arousing or meriting strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure
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Cacophony
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Jarring, discordant sound; dissonance
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Rationalize
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To make rational
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Suffuse
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To spread through or over, as with liquid, color, or light
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Insidious
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Working or spreading harmfully in a subtle or stealthy manner
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Contemptible
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Deserving of contempt; despicable
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Convolution
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A form or part that is folded or coiled
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Flail
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A manual threshing device consisting of a long wooden handle or staff and a shorter, free-swinging stick attached to its end
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