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31 Cards in this Set
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abase
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to lower in rank, prestige, or esteem
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altruism
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unselfish concern for the welfare of others; selfessness
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cajole
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to urge with repeated appeals, teasing or flattery
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chicanery
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trickery
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conciliatory
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appeasing; soothing; showing willingness to reconcile
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credible
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capable of being believed;plausible
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defunct
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no longer exisiting
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deride
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to mock contemptuously
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derogatory
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insulting or intended to insult
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disparage
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to speak of negatively; to be little
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effrontery
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brazen boldness; presumptuosness
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eminent
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distinguished; prominent
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empathy
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identification with understanding of another's situation, feelinss, and motives
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eradicate
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to get rid of as if by tearing it up by the roots; abolish
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exonerate
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to free from blame
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expurgate
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to remove objectionable content before publivation or release
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extirpare
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to destroy
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extol
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to praise highly
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ignominy
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great personal dishonor or humiliation; disgraceful conduct
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impugn
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to attack as false or questionable
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incontrovertible
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indiputable; not open to question
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indict
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to officially charge with wrongdoing or crime
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laudatory
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full ot praise
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litifious
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prone to engage in lawsuits
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mananimous
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courageously or generously noble in mind and heart
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mar
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to damagem, especially in a disfiguring way
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obsequious
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fawning and servile
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parity
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equalitym as in amount, status or calue
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partisan
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decoted to or biased in support of a partym group, or cause
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pejorative
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disparaging, belittlinf, insulting
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philanthropic
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humanitarian
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