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51 Cards in this Set
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dilapidation
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state of ruin/decay
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partiality
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a special fondness/liking for a thing
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irremediable
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not admitting repair
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engendered
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causes, or gives rise to
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approbation
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approval
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penurious
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stingy, miserly
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ubiquity
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omnipresence. sort of like a state
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volition
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act of willing choosing. blah
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surreptitious
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obtained by sneakiness. secret
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capitulation
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surrender!!
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averse
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feeling of opposition
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expedient
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proper under the circumstances
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nefarious
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super evil
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exploited
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to make use of... EVILLY!
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presumptuous
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going beyond what is right.
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pusillanimous
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coward
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astute
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keen discernment
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fealty
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allegiance to lord
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prudence
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discretion
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voluble
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talkative
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laudable
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deserving praise
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inundates
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to be overwhelmed
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impetuous
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rash
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flotsam
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floating debris
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plaintive
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melancholy
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infinitesimal
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obsessed with tiny details
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ludicrous
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ridiculous. without even trying how did he do it?
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circumvent
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to bypass
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latent
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present but not used. untapped ability sorta
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peremptory
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imperative
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circumspection
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prudence
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averted
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prevent
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imposition
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a burden/ duty
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recapitulant
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being summed
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ascetic
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austerely simple
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interminable
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unending
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beneficence
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doing good
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abstemious
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marked by restraint
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reticent
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inclined to be quiet
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purloin
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appropriate wrongfully and often by a breach of trust
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paradox
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statement that seems like whaaaat? but its true sorta
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dissuade
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to turn from something via persuasion
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unctuous
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smug. false earnestness or spirituality
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anathema
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vigorous denunciation
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admonish
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to scold gently
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ambivalent
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both feelings toward a person. love/hate
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patronize
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treat cooly
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expurgated
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cleanse of something morally wrong
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melange
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a mixture of random poop
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pragmatic
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practical instead of idealistic
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languid
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sluggish
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