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25 Cards in this Set
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intransigence
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refusal to moderate a position or to compromise
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jocular
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characterized by or given to jocking
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meticulous
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extremely careful and precise
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affable
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easygoing; friendly
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alacrity
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promptness in response; cheerful readiness; eagerness
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amiable
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friendly; agreeable; good natured
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benign
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kind and gentle
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sanguine
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cheerfully confident; optimistic
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belligerent
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eager to fight, hostile or aggressive
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cantankerous
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ill-tempered and quarrelsome; disagreeable
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contentious
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quarrelsome
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deleterious
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having a harmful effect
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exacerbate
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aggravate; to increase the severity, violence, or bitterness
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flippant
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disrespectfully humorous or casual
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insolent
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insulting in manner or speech
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nefarious
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flagrantly wicked; vicious
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pernicious
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extremely or irrevocably harmful; deadly
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rancorous
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marked by bitter, deep-seated ill will
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repugnant
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arousing disgust or aversion; offensive or repulsive
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supercilious
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disdainful; haughty; arrogrant
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arboreal
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relating to or resembling a tree or trees
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invocation (n)
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a call (usually upon a higher power) for assistance, support, or inspiration
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stratify
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to layer or separate into layers
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variegated
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having streaks, marks, or patches of different color or colors; varicolored
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verdant
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green with vegetation
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