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60 Cards in this Set
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Altruistic
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Unselfishly concerned for the welfare of others
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Ambivalent
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Uncertain as to course of action
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Angular
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Lean; sharp-cornered
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Arrogant
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Overbearingly proud
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Aversion
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A dislike
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Discern
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To differentiate between two things
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Disdain
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INTENSE dislike
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Disparage
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To degrade
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Disparity
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Inequalitiy
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Embellish
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To make beautiful with ornamentation
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Altruistic
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Unselfishly concerned for the welfare of others
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Ambivalent
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Uncertain as to course of action
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Angular
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Lean; sharp-cornered
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Arrogant
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Overbearingly proud
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Aversion
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A dislike
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Discern
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To differentiate between two things
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Disdain
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INTENSE dislike
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Disparage
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To degrade
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Disparity
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Inequalitiy
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Embellish
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To make beautiful with ornamentation
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Engender
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To cause
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Innocuous
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Harmless
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Insipid
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Boring and stupid
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Lament
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To mourn or express sorrow
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Laud
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To praise
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Obscure
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Difficult to see
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Ostentatious
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Showy
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Prodigal
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Wasteful
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Repudiate
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To reject
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Reticence
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Restraint in speech
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Reticence
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Restraint in speech
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Revere
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To honor
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Serene
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Calm, placid
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Subtle
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Delicate, not obvious
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Superfluous
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Beyond what is needed or required
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Taciturn
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Quiet, not verbose
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Antithesis
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A direct opposite
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Ascend
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To move upward
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Austere
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Strict, stern
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Autonomous
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Independant
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Banal
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Common, ordinary
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Benign
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Not causing harm
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Capricious
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Changing suddenly
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Dawdle
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To spend time idly
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Defamation
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Act of harming or ruining anothers reputation
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Esoteric
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Understood only by a small group or select few
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Exacerbate
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To aggravate
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Extol
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To praise
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Fastidious
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Critical to an extreme
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Furitive
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Secret in an underhanded way
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Gregarious
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Sociable and outgoing
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Hypocrite
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One who is insincere
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Innate
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Existing from birth
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Lethargic
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Sluggish, languid
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Melancholy
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Depression of spirits
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Opaque
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Not allowing the passage of light
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Prolific
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Abundantly fruitful
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Reprove
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To scold
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Symmetry
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Balanced proportions
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Venerate
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To honor
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