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15 Cards in this Set
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abdication
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to formally relinquish power or responsibility
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bellicose
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warlike in manner or temperment
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cursory
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performed with haste and scant attention to detail
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equable
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steady, regular
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implacable
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incapable of being pleased, inflexible
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indelible
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permanent
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malevolence
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wishing evil to others
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platitude
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a dull remark or statement
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reticent
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reserved, keeping to oneself
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sublime
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inspiring awe; impressive
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vestige
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a visible trace of something that once existed but exists no more
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aplomb
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self confidence
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assuage
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relieve, ease, to make less severe
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consternation
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paralyzing dismay; horror
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disparate
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essentially different, distinct
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