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50 Cards in this Set
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collusion
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conspiring in a fraudulent scheme
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commiserate
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feel or express pty or sympathy for
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complacent
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self-satisfied; smug
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compliance
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readiness to yeild; conformity in fulfilling requirements
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concerted
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mutually agreed on; done together
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condescend
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act conscious of descending to a lower level; patronize
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condole (with)
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express sympathetic
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condone
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overlook voluntarily; forgive
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conflagration
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great fire
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congeal
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freeze; coagulate
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congenial
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pleasant; friendly
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consequence
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self-importance; pomposity
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console
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lessen sadness or disappointment
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consolidation
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unification; process of becoming firmer or stronger
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conspicuous
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easily seen; noticeable; striking
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constituent
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resident of a district represented by an elected official
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constraint
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compulsion; repression of feelings
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contagion
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infection
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contempt
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scorn; disdain
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contention
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claim; thesis, strife
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contentious
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quarrelsome
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contingent
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dependent on; conditional// group that makes up part of a gathering, possible, accidental
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contortion
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twisting; distortion
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contrite
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penitent; remorseful
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convention
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social or moral custom; established practice
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convoluted
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complex and involved; intricate; winding; coiled
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corroborate
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confirm; support
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covert
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secret; hidden; implied
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covetous
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avaricious; eagerly desirous of
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crass
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very unrefined; grossly insensible
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credulity
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belief on slight evident; gullibility; vaivete
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cull
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pick out; reject
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culmination
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attainment of highest point
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culpable
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deserving blame
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cumbersome
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heavy; hard to manage
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curb
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restrain
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cursory
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casual; hastily done
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curtail
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shorten; reduce
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cynical
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skeptical or distrustful of human motives
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dabble
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work at in a onserious fashion; splash around
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dawdle
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loiter; waste time
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dearth
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scarcity
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debase
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reduce in quality or value; lower in esteem
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debilitate
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weaken; enfeeble
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decadence
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decay or decline, espeically moral; self-indulgencw
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decorous
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proper, dignified- good taste in manners/conduct
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decry
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express strong disapproval of; disparage
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deducible
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drived by reasoning
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defamation
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false or unjustified injury of the good reputation of another
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defeatist
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attitude of one who is ready to accept defeat as a natrual outcome
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