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15 Cards in this Set
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• behoove
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to be a good idea; to be a good thing; to be advisable
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• adept
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skilled at something
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• impending
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about to occur; threatening to happen
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• detrimental
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tending to cause harm
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• adverse
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harmful; unfavorable; hostile; opposed to one’s interests
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• happy-go-lucky
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carefree; cheerfully unconcerned
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• nonchalant
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appearing unconcerned or indifferent
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• scatterbrained
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lacking sense; flighty; disorganized; forgetful
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• ornery
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stubborn; having an irritable disposition; cantankerous
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• indignant
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feeling anger because of something deemed to be unfair
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• aghast
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filled with horror or shock
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• savvy
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well-informed and perceptive, especially in business or politics; having practical knowledge
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• dumbfounded
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made speechlessness with amazement; astonished
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• elucidate
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to explain clearly; to clarify
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• altruistic
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putting others before oneself; showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others
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