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15 Cards in this Set
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adversity
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misfortune; hardship
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cardinal
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most important; chief
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credible
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believable; reliable
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empathize
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to show or feel understanding of another's feelings or problems
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faculty
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1. any of the natural powers of the mind and body
2. an inborn ability; a knack 3. all the teachers of a school |
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harrowing
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very distressing or acutely painful
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impair
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to damage, weaken, or lessen
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infer
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to reach a conclusion through reasoning
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intuition
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knowing or sensing something without the use of reason; an insight
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manifest
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plain to see; evident
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nuance
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a very slight change in feeling or meaning; a graduation
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pernicious
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very destructive or harmful
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solace
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comfort or relief in sorrow or distress; consolation
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treatise
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a methodically and thoroughly written discussion of a topic
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vogue
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the popular fashion of the time, wide acceptance or favor
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