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41 Cards in this Set
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astute
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intelligent, perceptive
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augment
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to add, increase, make bigger
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apathy
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lack of emotion, interest
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banal
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unoriginal, ordinary
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candid
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honest, frank
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compliant
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yielding, submissive
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conciliatory
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making peace, solve a dispute through good will
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contempt
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reproachful disdain
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denounce
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to speak out against, condemn
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depravity
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moral corruption
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deter
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prevent, stop, keep from doing something
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discernment
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ability to see things clearly
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disparage
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to say uncomplementary things about
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disparate
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different, incompatible
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dissent
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disagreement
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engender
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to create, produce
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expedite
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to make faster, easier
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fastidious
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meticulous, demanding
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fervor
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passion
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futile
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hopeless
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gravity
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seriousness
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guile
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cunning, duplicity
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impartial
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unbiased, neutral
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incessant
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unceasing, never ending
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incoherent
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jumbled, chaotic, impossible to understand
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innovate
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be creative, introduce something new
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laudable
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worthy of praise
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lucid
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clear, easy to understand
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pragmatic
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practical, down to earth
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reprehensible
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worthy of blame or censure
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repudiate
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reject, deny
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resignation
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reluctant acceptance of a bad situation
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resolute
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determined, firm, unwavering
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reticent
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restrained, uncommunicative
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rigorous
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strict, harsh, severe
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scrutinize
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examine closely
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squander
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waste
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superficial
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on the surface, shallow
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tentative
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experimental, temporary
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vacillate
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to be indecisive, waver back and forth
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volition
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will, concious choise
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