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25 Cards in this Set
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vacillate
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(v.) to be indecisive
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auspicious
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(adj.) promising success
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propitious
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(adj.) favorable conditions
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acerbic
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(adj.) harsh severe; sour in taste
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ignominious
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(adj.) discreditable; humiliating
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pertinacious
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(adj.) resolute; stubborn
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expurgate
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(v.) to amend by removing words
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abase
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(v.) to reduce or lower
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admonish
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(v.) to caution, advise against
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fickle
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(adj.) irresolution
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stilted
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(adj.) stiffly formal
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abstemious
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(adj.) sparing, moderate in eating and drinking
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mirth
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(n.) gaiety or jollity
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restive
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(adj.) restless, balky
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petulant
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(adj.) showing sudden, impatient irritation
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denizen
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(n.) inhabitant
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apostate
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(n.) one who forsakes religion
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potentate
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(n.) powerful person, ruler
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mendicant
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(n./adj.) beggar
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impecunious
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(adj.) poor
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diffidence
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(adj.) reserve
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diatribe
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(n.) bitter and abusive discourse
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buttress
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(n.) wall support
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imperious
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(adj.) domineering, arrogant
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covetous
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(adj.) eagerly desirous
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