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25 Cards in this Set
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anemia
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(n.) a lack of power
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derision
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(n.) ridicule; mockery
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epithet
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(n.) an abusive word or phrase
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usury
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(n.) exorbitant interest lending
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emollient
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(adj.) softening or relaxing
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chary
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(adj.) cautious or careful
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contrite
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(adj.) caused by or showing sincere remorse
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feckless
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(adj.) ineffective
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probity
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(n.) integrity and uprightness; honesty
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rapacious
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(adj.) plunderous
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ostentatious
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(adj.) pretentious
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cogent
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(adj.) convincing or believable
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augury
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(adj.) divination
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enervate
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(v.) weaken
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taciturn
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(adj.) inclined to silence
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repine
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(v.) complain
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inveterate
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(adj.) settled or confirmed in a habit
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exacerbate
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(v.) to increase the severity of
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temerity
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(n.) reckless boldness; rashness
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reticent
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(adj.) silent, reserved
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insipid
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(adj.) uninteresting
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eschew
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(v.) shun; avoid
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churl
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(n.) a rude, boorish, or surly person
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trenchant
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(adj.) incisive or keen
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aphorism
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(n.) a terse formulation of a truth or sentiment; adage
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