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15 Cards in this Set
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support of an idea or cause
a:opposition |
advocacy
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a likeness, a natural relationship, a kinship
a:repulsion |
affinity
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characterized by ability to move quickly with suppleness and grace
s:nimble, brisk, spry a:clumsy |
agile
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prompt and cheerful response
s:celerity a:indolence [habitual laziness] |
alacrity
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friendly, sociable, and congenial;civil and urbane
s:good-natured, obliging, complaisant |
amiable
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the quality of lacking higher values
s:vileness, servility, unworthiness |
baseness
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to decieve, to mislead, to persuade with charm
s:delude a:to enlighten |
beguile
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brutal without reason, having the attributes of a savage
a:civilized |
bestial
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to grant or to give
a:deprive |
bestow
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rowdy, rough, and stormy
s:blatant, clamorous, obstreperous, strident, vociferous a:serene |
boisterous
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using inflated language, pompous
s:claptrap, declamatory, fustian, ranting, rodomontade a:meek; humble |
bombastic
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blunt, sincere honesty
a:reserved |
candid
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marked by sexuality that is often frank and unrelieved by higher emotions
s:bodily, corpeal, worldly, fleshly, sensual, crude a:spiritual |
carnal
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to punish or to subdue by punishment; to criticize with drastic severity
s:punish, chastise a:to salute |
castigate
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careful to consider consequences, cautious, prudent
s:chary, wary a:reckless; careless; indiscreet |
circumspect
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