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40 Cards in this Set
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Emulate
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to imitate
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Complacency
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self-satisfaction; smugness
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Elusive
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hard to grasp
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Garrulous
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talkative, wordy
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Hardy
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strong
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Fallow
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plowed but not sowed; uncultivated
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Fanaticism
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excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause
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Feasible
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practical
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Aesthetic
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pertaining to art or beauty
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Furtive
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stealthy, sneaky
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Deprecate
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express disapproval of
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Debilitate
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weaken; enfeeble
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Deride
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ridicule, make fun of
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Disdain
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scorn
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Hedonist
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one who believes that pleasure is the sole aim in life
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Capricious
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unpredictable, fickle
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Candor
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the state of being open or frank
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Fastidious
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difficult to please; really careful
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Gregarious
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sociable
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Hamper
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to obstruct
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Haughtiness
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pride; arrogance
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Adulation
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excessive praise or flattery
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Eclectic
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composed of element drawn from diverse sources
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Dissent
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to disagree
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Affirmation
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assertion, confirmation
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Depravity
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extreme corruption
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Cogent
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convincing, reasonable
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Didactic
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intended to instruct
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Lucid
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easily understood, clear
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Pundit
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an authority who expresses his or her opinions
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Exculpate
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to free from guilt or blame
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Incontrovertible
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indisputable, not open to question
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Jurisprudence
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the philosophy or science of law
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Objectivity
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treating facts without influence from personal feelings or prejudices.
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Penitent
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expressing remorse for one's misdeeds
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Vindicated
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free from blame
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Contemptuous
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feeling hatred, scornful
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Despotic
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exercising absolute power
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Disdain
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scorn, comtempt
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Imperious
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arrogantly domineering or overbearing
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