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20 Cards in this Set
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fortuitous
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happening by fortunate chance or accident
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venerate
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to respect deeply
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dogma
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a firmly held opinion, esp. a religious belief
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frugality
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tending to be thrifty or cheap
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insipid
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lacking interest or flavor
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antipathy
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extreme dislike
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condone
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to overlook, pardon or disregard
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prodigal
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lavish, wasteful
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plethora
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excess
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quiscent
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motionless
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illusory
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deceptive; based upon a false belief or impression
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indifferent
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having no interest or concern; showing no bias or prejudice
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inured
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accustomed to to accepting something undesirable
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miser
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a person that lives poorly in order to hoard money; a stingy person
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penchant
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strong inclination or liking
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penury
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poverty destitution
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nonpulsed
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baffled; in a quandary; at a loss for what to say
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equivocal
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ambigous; doubtful or uncertain
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extraneous
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not vital pertinent; irrelevent
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ensure
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to guarantee or make certain
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