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60 Cards in this Set
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scarcity or lack
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dearth, paucity
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unselfish giving of time, money, support to others
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altruism
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difference, inequality
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disparity
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arousing awe, extremely large
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prodiguous
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flowing freely
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profuse
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barely enough
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scant
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keen perception, shrewdness, discernment
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acumen
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friendship, agreement
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amity
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mercy
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clemency
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honor and respect due an older or more experienced person; esteem
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deference
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lightness of mood, humor
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levity
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natural tendency; fondness for
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penchant
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a pause, lull, or break, rest from acivity
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respite
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wisdom
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sagacity
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referring to the sense of beauty
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aesthetic
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lack of certainty or definiteness; a feeling of simultaneous, opposing attitudes toward a subject
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ambivalence
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yield to pressure
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capitulate
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random, haphazzard, casual
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desultory
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fleeting, short-lived
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ephemeral
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deep feeling, passion
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fervor
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sparing of speech, concise to the point of being rude
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laconic
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beginner
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neophyte
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unsophisicated
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provincial
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untalkative, reserved
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reticent
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brave in the face of pain or sorrow
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stoic
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profoundly intense, passionate
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vehement
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state of decline or deterioration
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decadence
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a state of moral corruption and decay
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depravity
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harm, injury, damage
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detriment
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poverty
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indigence
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laziness, idleness
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indolence
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relaxed sleepiness, unwillingness to move
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languor
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extreme thrift, often stinginess
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parsimony
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fear, worry
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trepidation
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irritate, worry
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fester, rankle
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fast, powerful, often fatal in its progression
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virulent
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reserved, somber
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austere
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merry, lighthearted
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blithe
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well-behaved
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demure
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easy to direct or discipline
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demure
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extremely particular or neat; picky
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fastidious
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careful about the use of money
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frugal
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generous and forgiving
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magnanimous
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acceptable or pleasureable
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palatable
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wise, sensible
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prudent
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brief, to the point
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succinct
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to warn strongly or show disapproval
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admonish
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to make fun of, ridicule or scorn
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deride
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to belittle someones accomplishments
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disparage
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exhaust, weary
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enervate
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to use up in a worthless way
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discipate
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to irritate or worsen a situation; to intensify
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exacerbate
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ridicule, make fun of
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lampoon
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to outlaw, forbid
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proscribe
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to confess error in wrongdoing
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recant
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to regret with sorrow
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rue
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to foil, baffle
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thwart
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extreme patriot, loyal beyond reason
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chauvinist
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greed
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cupidiaty
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to bully or pick on
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hector
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