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21 Cards in this Set
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deleterious |
harmful to living things |
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demogogue |
a leader who seeks support by appealing to popular passions |
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digression |
a turning aside |
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diligent |
quietly and steadily persevering in detail or exactness |
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discredit |
the state of being held in low esteem |
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disdain |
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike |
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divergent |
tending to move apart in different directions |
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empathy |
understanding and entering into another's feelings |
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emulate |
strive to equal or match, especially by imitating |
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enervating |
causing debilitation |
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ephemeral |
anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day |
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evanescent |
tending to vanish like vapor |
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exemplary |
worthy of imitation |
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extenuating |
partially excusing or justifying |
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florid |
elaborately or excessively ornamented |
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forbearance |
a delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges |
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fortitude |
strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity |
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fortuitous |
occurring by happy chance |
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foster |
providing nurture though not related by blood or legal ties |
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fraught |
filled with or attended with |
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frugal |
avoiding waste |
