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135 Cards in this Set
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abhor
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to loathe, detest
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abrasive
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harsh and rough in manner
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abridge
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to condense, shorten
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abrupt
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sudden, curt
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absolve
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to forgive, free from blame
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accelerate
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to cause to develop or progress more quickly
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accomplice
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an associate in wrongdoing
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accord
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to bestow upon
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acrimony
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bitterness, animosity
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adorn
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to enhance or decorate
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adulation
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excessive flattery
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aerate
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expose to air
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balk
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refuse, prevent
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bane
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cause harm or ruin; source of annoyance
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bard
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lyrical poet
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belligerent
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eager to fight
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benefactor
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someone who helps financially
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benevolent
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friendly and helpful
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bequeath
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pass on; hand down
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bewilder
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confuse or puzzle
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blaze
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shine brightly
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cadence
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rhythmic flow; marching beat
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cajole
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persaude
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calculating
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shrewd
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camaraderie
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trust amongst friends
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cantankerous
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quarrelsome
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carouse
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drunken amusement; drink excessively
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cartographer
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someone who makes maps
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castigate
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punish
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cerebral
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intellectual
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dated
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old fashioned
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debacle
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total failure
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debase
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to degrade
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debilitating
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impairing the strength or energy of
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decibal
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unit of sound
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decisive
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capable of determining the outcome
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decorous
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proper, well-behaved
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ebb
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to fade away
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ecstasy
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intense joy or delight
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efficacious
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effective; efficient
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efficient
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effective with minimum effort
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egregarious
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conspicuously bad
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elocutionist
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trained public speaker
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elude
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escape
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fallacious
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wrong, illogical
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fanfare
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a showy, public display
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fathom
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comprehend
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feign
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pretend, invent
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feral
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wild
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garish
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gaudy, flashy
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genial
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pleasant, friendly
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gibber
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prattle unintelligibly
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glutton
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person who drinks and eats excessively
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goad
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to urge
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grandiose
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magnificent; exaggerated
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gratuity
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something given voluntarily
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grove
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group of trees
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hallmark
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special feature or characteristic
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hedonism
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pleasure as a goal
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heed
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to pay attention to
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heinous
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wicked, terrible
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hindrance
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impediment; stumbling back
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hindsight
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thinking of events after they happen
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hodgepodge
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jumble, mixture of objects
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hoist
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lift, raise
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idealist
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someone that is unrealistic and impractical
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immoderate
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excessive
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impassioned
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with great feeling
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implement
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carry out; put into effect
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impressionable
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easily influecned
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jest
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to act playfully, ridicule
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jollity
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cheerfulness
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jubilation
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joy, celebration
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justify
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to prove valid
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kin
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family, relatives
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larceny
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theft of property
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ledger
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book that tracks finances
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legion
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great number
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lenient
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easygoing
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liability
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handicap; something holding you back
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liberate
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setting one free
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linchpin
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central cohesive element
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litigant
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one involved in a lawsuit
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longevity
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long life
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machination
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crafty scheme
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malediction
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curse
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malinger
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to evade responsibility by faking sick
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manifest
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obvious
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matriach
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woman leader of the family
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maxim
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fundamental principle
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meager
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minimal; deficient
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medium
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psychic
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melee
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confused battle
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narcissim
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love or admiration for oneself
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nefarious
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vicious, evil
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negate
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deny
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notion
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idea
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objective
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not influenced by emotion
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odometer
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measures distance traveled
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oration
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lecture, formal speech
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paradox
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contradiction; puzzle; dilemna
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parched
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shriveled, dried up
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pariah
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outcast
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passive
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inactive
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penitent
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sorrow for sins or offenses
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perfunctory
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indifferent; done in a routine manner
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quell
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to pacify; suppress
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querulous
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complaining; grumbing
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quip
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clever, witty joke
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quizzical
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questioning
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radical
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extreme; departure from the norm
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rail
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scold with bitter language
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ramble
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roam, wander; babble, digress
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rascal
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playful, mischievous scoundrel
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raspy
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rough; grating
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rebate
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deduction in the amount paid
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rebuff
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bluntly reject
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recall
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remember; cancel take back
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safeguard
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precautionary measure
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sagacious
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wise, shrewd
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salvage
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recover; save from loss
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sanctimonious
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excessive righteousness
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scamper
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run off quickly
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scapegoat
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someone blamed for every problem
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servile
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overly submissive
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tact
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consideration in dealing with others; know how to not offend
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talisman
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magic object for protection
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tangential
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digressing, diverting
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tangible
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measurable; perceptible
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taunt
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ridicule, mock
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temperance
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self-control
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testimony
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statement made under oath
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thicket
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dense bushes
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throng
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a large crowd
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timorous
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timid, shy
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