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52 Cards in this Set
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atone
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to make up for
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aver
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to declare true
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brusque
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abrupt in manner
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debacle
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a catastrophe
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defile
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to make unclean
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debauch
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corrupt
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placate
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to make peacful
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diffident
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unconfident- shy
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echelon
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level of authority
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expedient
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easy/effective
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rapport
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a relationship
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trite
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lacking in effectiveness
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antithesis
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the exact opposite
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bilk
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to trick
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cogent
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clear- convincing
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cumbrous
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clunky
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dilatory
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late- delaying
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enigma
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something that's puzzling
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fetid
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foul smelling
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heinous
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horrifying
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incongruous
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not matching
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languor
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lazy
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mien
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a manner
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overt
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openly stated
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precarious
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depended on uncertainties
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quell
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to crush
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rotund
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round
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absolve
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to free from guilt
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antipathy
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a feeling of strong dislike
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scathing
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bitterly severe
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succinct
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short
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vehement
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"very"/ strongly emotional
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blithe
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joyous/happy
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cognizant
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having knowledge
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curtail
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to cut short
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disparage
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to degrade
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erratic
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irregular
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fastidious
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difficult to please
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hiatus
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a break in time
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ingratiate
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to gain favor of
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malign
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malevolent
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mitigate
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to make less severe (moderate)
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palatable
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acceptable to taste
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preclude
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to prevent
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rancor
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ruthlessness ( RUDE )
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scourge
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to punish. scathe.
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taciturn
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NOT talkative
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abstruse
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abstract
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apathy
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disinterest
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beset
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to besiege
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colloquy
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conversation
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venerate
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to value or worship
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