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15 Cards in this Set
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pander
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to exploit weaknesses of others; to cater to the votes of others (cajole; indulge)
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otiose
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useless; futile (unimportant; worthless)
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puerile
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childish; juvenile (immature)
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aleatory
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dependent on luck or chance
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asperity
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roughness or harshness; severity (acerbity)
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renunication
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rejection; refusal to acknowledge (denial)
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unimpeachable
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unquestionable; beyond doubt (trustworthy)
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inveigh
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to disapprove angrily; to protest (condemn)
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lionize
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to assign great social importance to; to treat as a celebrity (acclaim; honor)
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allay
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to relieve; to alleviate (calm; ease)
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vitate
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to corrupt morally; to contaminate (defile; spoil)
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recalcitrant
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stubbornly resistant; showing opposition (unwilling)
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exegesis
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an explanation of a text; a critical interpretation (exposition; commentary)
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ameliorate
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to make better; to improve (enhance; upgrade)
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profligate
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wasteful and immoral (decadent)
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