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15 Cards in this Set
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protégé
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a person who is guided by and supported by an older and more experienced influential person.
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artisan
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a worker in a skilled trade, especially one who makes things by hand.
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inculcate
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instill, by persistent instruction
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indiscernible
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impossible to see or clearly distinguish
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fiduciary
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involving trust, especially with regards to a relationship between a trusty and a beneficiary
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curmudgeon
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a bad-tempered or surly person
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repugnant
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extremely distasteful, unacceptable
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reciprocate
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respond in kind, do a favor
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tenable
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able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection.
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phlegmatic
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having an unemotional and stolidly calm disposition
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potentate
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a monarch, or ruler especially and autocratic one
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boondoggle
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work or activity that is wasteful or pointless but gives the appearance of having value
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virulent
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extremely severe or harmful in its effects
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moiety
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each of two parts into which a thing is or can be divided
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opprobrium
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harsh criticism or censure
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