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32 Cards in this Set
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credence
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Acceptance as truth or valid, belief
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dilapidation
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In a state of partial ruin.
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hedonistic
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Pursuit of or devotion to pleasure, especially the pleasure of the senses.
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rudimentary
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Of or relating to basic facts or principles; elementary.
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heinous
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Grossly wickded or reprehensible, abominable
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ostensibly
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Represented or apprering as such.
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precarios
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Dangerously lacking in or stability. Subject to chance or unknown conditions.
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Abstinence
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the act of refraining from certain things
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Incessant
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Continuing without interruption
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Moribund
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approaching death, about to die
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Verdancy
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green with vegetation; covered with growing plants or grass
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Crux
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a vital, basic, decisive, or pivotal point
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Indifferent
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without interest or concern; not caring; apathetic
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retrospect
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contemplation of the past; a survey of past time, events, etc.
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capricious
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subject to, led by, or indicative of caprice or whim; erratic
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Credence
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belief as to the truth of something
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Succinct
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expressed in few words; concise; terse.
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Volition
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the act of willing, choosing, or resolving; exercise of willing:
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Solicitous
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anxious or concerned
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Dilapidation
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to cause or allow (a building, automobile, etc.) to fall into a state of disrepair, as by misuse or neglect
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Hedonistic
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a person whose life is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure and self-gratification.
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Chaotic
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completely confused or disordered: a chaotic mass of books and papers.
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Intermittent
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stopping or ceasing for a time; alternately ceasing and beginning again
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Pummeled
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to beat or thrash with or as if with the fists.
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Apathetic
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having or showing little or no emotion
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extricated
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to free or release from entanglement; disengage
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contusion
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an injury, as from a blow with a blunt instrument, in which the subsurface tissue is injured but the skin is not broken; bruise.
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malaise
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a condition of general bodily weakness or discomfort, often marking the onset of a disease.
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rudimentary
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pertaining to rudiments or first principles; elementary
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Heinous
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hateful; odious; abominable; totally reprehensible
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Ostensibly
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outwardly appearing as such; professed; pretended
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Precarious
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dependent on circumstances beyond one's control; uncertain; unstable; insecure
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