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20 Cards in this Set
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obdurate
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Stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or course of action
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obsequious
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Obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree, fawning attentiveness
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occlude
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block or obstruct
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opprobrium
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disgrace, contempt, scorn
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pedagogy
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profession or principles of teaching
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pervasive
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Spreading widely throughout an area or a group of people, esp with an unwelcoming thing
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pine
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Suffer a mental and physical decline, esp. because of a broken heart, languish
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pith
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The essence of something
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pithy
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precise and brief
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placate
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to appease, to calm by making concessions
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platitude
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superficial remark, A remark or statement, esp. one with a moral content, that has been used too often to be interesting or thoughtful
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polemical
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controversial, argumentative
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prodigal
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recklessly wasteful, extravagant, profuse, lavish
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profuse
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Exuberantly plentiful; abundant, lavish
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proliferate
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to grow or increase swiftly and abundantly
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querulous
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prone to complaining or grumbling
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rancorous
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Characterized by bitterness or resentment
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recalcitrant
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defiant of authority, difficult to manage
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repudiate
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to refuse to have anything to do with, disown
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salubrious
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promoting health or well being
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