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37 Cards in this Set
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cloying
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overly sweet or sentimental
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circumvent
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to get around
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circum - circle; round
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competent
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having the skill and knowledge needed for a particular task; capable
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collaborate
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to work together
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co-labor
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cognizant
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aware, mindful
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composure
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calm, self-assurance
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concise
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expressed briefly and simply; succinct
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circumlocution
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speaking in a roundabout way; wordiness
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it's a long word
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benevolent
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wishing or doing good
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adulation
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extreme admiration
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alacrity
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promptness, speed
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abstain
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to refrain, to hold back
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antiseptic
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fighting infection; extremely clean
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condolence
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pity for someone else's sorrow or loss; sympathy
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ambivalent
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having two or more contradictory feelings or attitudes; uncertain
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astute
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observant, intelligent, and shrewd
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anomaly
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something different or irregular
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camaraderie
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a spirit of friendship
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arable
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able to be cultivated for growing crops
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bereft
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lacking or deprived of something
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adversity
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misfortune
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anachronistic
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out of proper time
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affected
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false, artificial
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abridge
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to shorten, to reduce
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abbreviate
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to make briefer, to shorten
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caustic
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burning, corrosive
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alleviate
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to make lighter or more bearable
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capricious
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unpredictable, willful, whimsical
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amicable
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friendly, peaceable
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contemporary
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modern, current; from the same time
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acrimonious
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biting, harsh, caustic
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arbitrary
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based on random or merely personal preference
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ascetic
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practicing strict self-discipline for moral or spiritual reasons
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audacious
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bold, daring, adventurous
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auspicious
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promising good fortune; propitious
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bourgeois
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middle-class or reflecting middle-class values
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belated
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delayed past the proper time
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