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30 Cards in this Set
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castigate
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to criticize severely
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chagrin
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disappointment
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check
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to halt; to hold in restraint
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chicanery
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deception by trickery or sophistry
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circumvent
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to avoid or get around
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coin
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to devise (a new word or phrase)
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complaisant
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exhibiting a desire or willingness to please; cheerfully obliging
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complicity
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involvement as an accomplice in a questionable act or a crime
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condemn
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to express strong disapproval of
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conjecture
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a guess based on incomplete evidence
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conscientious
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thorough and assiduous
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contentious
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quarrelsome or controversial
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convoluted
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intricate; complicated
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cordial
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friendly
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covet
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to desire
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curtail
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to cut short
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daunting
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discouraging
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dearth
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a scarce supply; a lack
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debilitate
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to sap the strength or energy of; enervate
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deficient
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lacking an essential quality or element
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definitive
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authoritative and complete
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deft
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skillful
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deleterious
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having a harmful effect; injurious
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demagogue
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a leader who obtains power by means of impassioned appeals to the emotions and prejudices of the populace
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demographic
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describing statistical data referring to distribution and growth of the human population
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demonstrative
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marked by the open expression of emotion
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denounce
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criticize; to condemn openly as being evil or reprehensible
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desolation
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devastation; ruin
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detest
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to dislike intensely; abhor
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diffidence
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the characteristic of being shy and reserved
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