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52 Cards in this Set
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Alleviate
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make less severe
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Amalgam
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mixture
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Astute
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wise; mentally sharp
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Autonomous
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self-governing
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Belied
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contradicted; To picture falsely; misrepresent:
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Callousness
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cruelty; unfeeling behavior
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Circumstantial
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accidental; indirect (as in circumstantial evidence)
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Corroborated
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supported; given supporting evidence
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Credulity
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belief
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Debilitated
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weakened
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Deliberation
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careful thought
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Denuded
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stripped
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Derided
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mocked
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Despoiled
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spoiled
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Dilatory
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slow; sluggish
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Dispatch
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speed and eagerness
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Empathetic
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exhibiting deep emotional understanding
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Eradicate
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wipe out
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Estrangement
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separation
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Expeditious
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speedy
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Extant
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still in existence
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Flag
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1. to lose energy, 2. to signal
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Foundered
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sank
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Fraudulent
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crooked; intending to cheat
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Hubris
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excessive pride
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Idiosyncratic
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eccentric; An unusual individual reaction to food or a drug
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Impetuosity
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impulsiveness; The qualityy or condition of being Characterized by sudden and forceful energy or emotion
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Impudent
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cheeky; Characterized by offensive boldness; insolent or impertinent
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Indomitable
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unshakeable; fearless
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Innocuous
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harmless
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Insolvent
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bankrupt
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Irresolute
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lacking firmness of purpose; hesitant
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Irreverent
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lacking respect
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Manipulative
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deceptive; skilful at handling people
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Morbidity
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concern with death and disease
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Myopic
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short-sighted (literal or metaphoric)
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Occlusion
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shutting up at one end.
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Officious
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interfering
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Peevishness
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childish sullenness; irritability
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Placid
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peaceful
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Prudent
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wise; cautious
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Punctilious
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meticulous; Precise; scrupulous; Strictly attentive to minute details of form in action or conduct
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Rambunctious
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Boisterous and disorderly;
noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline |
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Rancor
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bitterness and bad feeling
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Scrutinize
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examine carefully
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Scuttled
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sunk
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Sedate
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calm; placid
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Serene
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peaceful
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Squander
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waste
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Validated
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proved right
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Valor
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bravery
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Vulnerable
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open to attack; susceptible
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