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15 Cards in this Set
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precipitate
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to cause or happen before anticipated or required
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predilection
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a disposition in favor of something; preference
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prescience
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foreknowledge of events; knowing of events prior to their occurring (adj. form: prescient)
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prevaricate
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to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead
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qualms
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misgivings; reservations; causes; hesitancy
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recant
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to retract, esp. a previously held belief
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refute
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to disprove; to successfully argue against
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relegate
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to forcibly assign, esp. to a lower place or position
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reticent
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quiet; reserved; reluctant to express thoughts and feelings
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solicitous
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concerned and attentive; eager
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sordid
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characterized by filth, grime, or squalor; foul
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sporadic
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occurring only occasionally, or in scattered instances
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squander
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to waste by spending or using irresponsibly
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static
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not moving, active, or in motion; at rest
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stupefy
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to stun, baffle, or amaze
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