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22 Cards in this Set
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improve
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ameliorate
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difficult to control; disobedient
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intractable
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a deliberately offensivve act
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affront(n.)
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dictatorial, stubborn
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dogmatic
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delay
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forestall
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thorough ,careful
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conscientious
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total confusion
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anarchy
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to treat as a celebrity
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lionize
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to ask questions in a thorough/formal way
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interrogate
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dissagreement
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dissention
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to settle a dissagreement between 2 parties by having a 3rd party make a decision after hearing both sides
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arbitrate
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to cause to do by pressure/necessity
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coerce
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deeply concerned/disturbed
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distraught
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a place where one lives
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abode
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to carry away by force/kidnap
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abduct
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forceful;strongly persuasive
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cogent
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courteous regard or respect
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deference
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to play boisterously; to frolic
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cavort
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happy and excited; very enthusiastic
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exuberant
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showing no fear; brave
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intrepid
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temporary
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transient
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to behave in an offensively superior manner
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condescend
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