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24 Cards in this Set
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Advocate
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Verb; publicly recommend or support.
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Palpable
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Adj; able to be touched or felt
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Guileless
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Adj; innocent and without deception.
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Iconoclast
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Noun; a person who attacks cherished beliefs or institutions.
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Misogynist
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Noun; a person who dislikes, despises, or is strongly prejudiced against women.
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Opaque
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Adj. not able to be seen through; not transparent.
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Winsome
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Adj. attractiver or appealing in appearance or character.
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"A winsome smile"
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Tractable
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Adj; (of a person or animal) easy to control or influence.
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Venerate
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Verd; regard with great respect; revere.
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Precipitate
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Verb; cause to happen suddenly, unexpectedly, or prematurely.
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Rescind
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Verb; revoke, cancel, or repeal.
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Abscond
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Verb; leave hurriedly and secretly, typically to avoid detection of or arrest for an unlawful action such as theft.
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(Escape)
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Chicanery
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Noun; the use of trickery to achieve a political, financial, or legal purpose.
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Dearth
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Noun; a scarcity or lack of something.
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Disabuse
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Verb; persuade someone that an idea or belief is mistaken.
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Insipid
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Adj; without distinctive, interesting, or stimulating qualities.
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Pique
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Verb; to affect with sharp irritation and resentment.
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Quandary
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Noun; a state of perplexity or uncertainty over what to do in a difficult situation.
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Temperate
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Adj; of relating to
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Precursor
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Noun; person or thing that comes before another of the same kind ; forerunner.
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Fledgling
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Noun; inexperienced person.
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Latent
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Adj; existing but not yet developed or manifest, hidden.
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Querelous
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Adj; complaining in a petulant or whining manner.
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Relentless
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Adj; oppressively constant, incessant.
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