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73 Cards in this Set
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abstract
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not easy to understand
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acclaim
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loud approval
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acquiesce
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to agree or consent to an opinion
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adamant
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not yielding; firm
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adversary
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an enemy
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advocate
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to plead in favor of
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aesthetic
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artistic
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alleviate
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to lessen or make easier
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aloof
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distant in interest
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altercation
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controversy
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altruistic
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unselfish
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amass
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accumulate
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ambiguous
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vague
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ambivalent
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undecided
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ameliorate
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to make better
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amiable
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friendly
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amorphous
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having no determinate form
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anacrchist
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one who believes that a formal gov. is unnecessary
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antagonism
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hostility; opposition
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apathy
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lack of emotion or interest
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appease
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to make quiet; to calm
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apprehensive
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fearful
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arbitrary
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base on on'es judgement
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arrogant
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acting superior to others
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articulate
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eloquent
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compatible
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in agreement with
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complacent
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content; self-satisfied
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compliant
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yielding; obedient
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comprehensive
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all-inclusive; complete
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compromise
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to settle by mutual adjustment
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concede
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to acknowledge; admit; to surrender
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concise
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in few words; brief
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condescend
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to come down from one's position/ dignity
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condone
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to overlook; to forgived
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conspicuous
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easy to see; noticeable
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consternation
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amazement/terror that causes confusion
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consummation
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the completion;finish
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contemporary
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living or happening at the same time; modern
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contempt
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scorn; disrespect
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contrite
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regretful; sorrowful
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conventional
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traditional; common; routine
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cower
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to crouch down in fear or shame
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defamation
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harming a name or reputation; slandering
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deference
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yielding to the opinion of another
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deliberate
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intentional
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denounce
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to speak out against; condemn
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depict
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to portray in words
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deplete
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to empty; reduce
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depravity
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moral corruption; badness
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deride
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to ridicule; to laugh at with scorn
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desecrate
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to violate a holy place or sanctuary
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detached
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separated; not interested
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deter
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to prevent; to discourage
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didactic
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instructive; dogmatic; preachy
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digress
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to wander from topic
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diligence
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hard work
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discerning
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distinguishing one thing form another
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discord
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disagreement; lack of harmony
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discriminating
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to distinguish one thing from another; demonstrate bias
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disdain
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intense dislike; scorn
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disparity
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differnce in form, character
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dispassionate
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lack of feeling; impartial
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disperse
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to scatter; to separate
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disseminate
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to circulate; to scatter
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dissent
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to disagree; to differn in opinion
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dissonance
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harsh contradiction
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diverse
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different; dissimilar
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document
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official paper containing info; to support
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dubious
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doubful; uncertain; skeptical
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eccentric
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odd; peculiar; strange
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efface
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to wipe out; to erase
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effervescence
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liveliness; spirit; enthusiasm
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egocentric
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self-centered
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