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18 Cards in this Set
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Diligence
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care/earnest effort to accomplish a task that is undertaken
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Politic
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wise/tactful
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Dotage
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decrepitude/associated with old age
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Visage
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demeanor/countenace
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Derogate
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bad mouth/to detract from
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Gall
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nerve/rancor
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Epicurism
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philosophy that highest good is pleasure
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Fraught
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full of/filled
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Lethargy
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laziness/drowsy or dull
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Foppish
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mama's boy/fastidious in taste and manor
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Motley
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mixed/heterogenous
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Auspicious
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encouraging/promising success
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Parricide
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killing of one's parent
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Brazen
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cocky/boldly shamless
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Halcyon
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calm/tranquil
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Entreat
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beg/to plead
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Penury
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misery/extreme poverty
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Depravity
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corruption/state of being morally bad or corrupt
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