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15 Cards in this Set
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indigent
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poverty/poor
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stolid
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impassive, dull
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specious
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false but plausible
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solicitous
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considerate, worried, concerned
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apprise
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inform
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invective
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verbal insult, abuse
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proscribe
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banish, ostracize, prohibit
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recalcitrant
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stubborn, determined to resist authority
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reticent
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reserved, uncommunicative
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propensity
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natural inclination
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abnegation
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renounce, denial (especially self-denial)
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contumacy
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diobedience
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onerous
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burdensome
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effrontery
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insolence, shameless boldness
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opprobrium
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vilification, disgrace, infamy
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