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43 Cards in this Set
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contrite
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sorry; showing sincere remorse
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redolent
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smelling of; giving of odors
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surreptitious
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secret, sneaky
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contrition
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sorrow and repentance
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embezzle
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defraud, steal
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guile
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crafty of artful deception
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jingoistic
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extremely patriotic
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nonchalance
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an appearance of indifference; calm and composed.
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phlegmatic
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calm, not easily excited
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redress
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put sth right that was wrong
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contumacious
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stubborn
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embroil
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involve in hostility or argument
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pillage
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plunder
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susceptible
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vulnerable
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wispy
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flimsy, frail; delicate
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contusion
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a bruise
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pinnacle
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topmost point
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bequeath
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leave something in one's will to be given after one's death
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emulate
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to imitate sth admired
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jubilant
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delighted, rejoicing, ecstatic
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pious
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very religious
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sybarite
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lover of luxury
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zany
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crazy; wacky
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pivotal
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of central importance
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regale
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entertain
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sycophant
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flatterer
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corpulent
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fat
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hackneyed
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common; over used
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placate
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pacify, calm, soothe
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relegate
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dismiss to a lower position
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taciturn
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quiet
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corrugated
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highly folded
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hallowed
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worshiped, consecrated
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tactile
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concerned with the sense of touch
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abjure
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renounce
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blandishment
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word used to coax or flatter
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feckless
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helpless, lacking initiative, indifferent
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imperturbability
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quality of being calm and not easily disturbed
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meretricious
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falsely attractive; tawdry
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augury
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prediction; looking for omens
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glib
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slick; superficial especially in speech
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ostracism
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shunning; socialization
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penchant
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inclination
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