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22 Cards in this Set
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Avarice |
extreme greed for wealth or material gain |
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Reciprocity |
the practice of exchanging things with others for mutual benefit |
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Repudiate |
reject, renounce, abandon, |
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Genial |
friendly and cheerful, affable |
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Miscegenation |
the interbreeding of people considered to be of different racial type |
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Cavort (ing) |
jump or dance around excitedly, frolic |
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Bated |
in great suspense; very anxiously or excitedly |
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Lurid |
causing shock or disgust |
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Estranged |
no longer close or affectionate to someone; alienated |
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Obstreperous |
noisy and difficult to control, undisciplined |
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Impalpable |
unable to be felt by touch, intangible |
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Contrite |
affected by guilt.remorseful, repentant, |
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Incipient |
developing, growing, emerging, |
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Quell |
put an end to, put a stop to, end, |
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Intractable |
hard to control or deal with, stubborn |
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Galvanize |
shock or excite (someone), typically into taking action. |
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Mitigation |
the action of reducing the severity, seriousness, or painfulness of something |
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Dastard |
a dishonorable or despicable person |
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Encompass |
surround and have or hold within |
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Confound |
amaze, astonish, surprise, |
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Imperious |
assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering |
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Diffidence |
modesty or shyness resulting from a lack of self-confidence |
