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42 Cards in this Set
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wane
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to decrease in strength, intensity
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discrepancy
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difference; inconsistency
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empathetic
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sensitive. showing comprehension
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reputable
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honorable, respectable, estimable
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penurious
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extremely stingy/poor; destitute
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miffed
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put into an irritable mood
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jaded
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worn-out by overwork.
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wary
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watchful; full of caution
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embittered
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to arouse bitter feelings in
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distaste
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dislike; disinclination
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utter
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complete, toal, absolute
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contempt
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disdain, scorn
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corollary
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a natural consequence or result
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ancillary
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subordinate; subsidiary; additional
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alacrity
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cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness
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convergence
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an act or insteance of meeting at a point or inclination towards each other
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tangential
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merely touching; slightly connected; digressing
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exorbitant
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exceeding the bounds of custom, propriety, ro reason
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stifling
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to quell, crush, or end by force
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erratically
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deviating from the usual or proper course of behavior
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solace
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comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble.
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squelch
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to crush down, to suppress
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alacrity
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cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness
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deliberation
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careful consideration, leisureliness of movement or action
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recrimination
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to accuse in return
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exasperate
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to irritate or provoke to a high degree; annoy extremely
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censure
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to criticize or reproach harshly; strong/vehement expression of disapproval
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delineate
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to trace the outline of; to describe with precision
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capricious
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marked by a sudden, unpredictable change.
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pliable
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easily bent, flexible; adaptable
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cantankerousness
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disagreeable to deal with; contentious(tending to argue);peevish
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impulsiveness
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swayed by emotional impulses; inciting to action
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vehement
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zalous, ardent; characterized by anger or strong emotion; intense
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demolition
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destruction
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asteroid
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small bodies in space that revolve about the sun in orbits b/w mars and jupiter
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derelict
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left or deserted
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scour
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to clean, polish; to clear
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tremulous
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timid, timorous, fearful, shaking
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reprieve
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to delay the impending punishmnet of sentence; to relive temporarily
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deferment
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postponement
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inducement
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act of motivating, presuading, bringing out incentives
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rebate
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to allow as a discount; a return of part of the original payment for some service or merchandise.
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