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22 Cards in this Set
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persistent adherence to a belief or a point of view
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tenacity
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to draw or extract profit or advantage from
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milk
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passionate; extremely interested in pursuing something
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zealous
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strictly attentive to minute details; picky
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punctilious
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to ease a pain or a burden
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alleviate
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a place of retreat or security
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asylum
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attended by favorable circumstances
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auspicious
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kind and gentle
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benign
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softening and soothing
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emollient
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to make less severe or painful
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mitigate
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to calm or soothe
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mollify
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to give official authorization or approval to
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sanction
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supported with proof or evidence; verified
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substantiated
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to free from guilt or blame
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exculpate
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to expose the falseness of
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debunk
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having a harmful effect; injurious
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deleterious
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not straight forward; crafty
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disingenuous
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fundamentally distinct or different
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disparate
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made; concocted in order to decieve
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fabricated
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defiant of authority; stubborn; not easily managed
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recalcitrant
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not genuine; false
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spurious
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impulsive and unpredictable
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capricious
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