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30 Cards in this Set
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Hackneyed
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overused; unoriginal
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Vigil
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alert watch
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Punctilious
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precise and scupulous
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Vigilant
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alertly watched
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Provincial
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narrow minded
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Cosmopolitian
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widely distributed throughout the world
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Culprit
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one gulity or charges of a crime
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Culpable
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deserving blame
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Culpability
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ability to be blamed
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Laudable
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praise worthy
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meritiorious
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deserving honor
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epitome
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brief statement of contents of a topic
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immutable
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unchangeable
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mutate
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to alter
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mutation
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change in form
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transmute
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to change from one nature to another
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sedulous
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diligent in application or pursuit
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ameliorate
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to make or become better
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exacerbate
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aggrevate
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propensity
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natural or habitual inclination or tendency
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scintillating
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sparkling
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insipid
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dull
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approbation
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approval
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censurable
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deserving disapproval
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censure
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hostile criticism
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ingratiate
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negative way to make yourself favorable to gain acceptance
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alienate
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estrange
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relegate
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demote
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subservient
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servile
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perceptive
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having the ability to understand
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