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51 Cards in this Set
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benefit
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promotes or enhance one's well-being
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beneficiary
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anyone receiving benefit, inheritance
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benevolent
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kindly, full of good will
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volition
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power of making decision or choices
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benefactor
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person who does good by giving financial or other aid
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benediction
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act of saying a blessing
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benign
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kind, gentle
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malign
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speak badly of
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slander
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speak badly of
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defame
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speak badly of
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blacken
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speak badly of
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impugn
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speak badly of
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libel
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speak badly of
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vilify
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speak badly of
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calumniate
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speak badly of
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pejorative
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speak badly of
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debase
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speak badly of
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belittle
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speak badly of
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disparage
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speak badly of
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demean
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speak badly of
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asperse
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speak badly of
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denigrate
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speak badly of
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malicious
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filled with malice
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malevolent
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wishing harm to others
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maleficent
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evil
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malediction
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act of saying evil curse
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malignant
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harmful,deadly
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malingerer
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person who procrastinates
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procrastinate
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to put off intentionally
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temporize
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to put off intentionally
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dawdle
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to put off intentionally
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dilly-dally
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to put off intentionally
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dally
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to waste time
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superficial
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shallow
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supercilious
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arrogant,haughty
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supersede
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to replace
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supplant
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to replace
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preempt
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to replace
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displace
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to replace
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sedentary
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requiring a lot of sitting
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surpass
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to replace
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misnomer
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name that is unsuitably applied to a person/object
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misconception
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wrong interpretation, misunderstanding
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miscreant
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evildoer, scoundrel
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recreant
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cowardly,craven
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timidity
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lacking boldness
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haphazard
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random
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mishap
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bad luck/accident
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misogamy
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hates marriage
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polygamy
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many wives
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misanthrope
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hates human beings
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