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52 Cards in this Set
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altruistic
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concerned with the well-being of others
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amiable
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friendly
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apocryphal
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of doubtful origin, false
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audacious
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bold
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authoritarian
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like a dictator
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belligerent
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argumentative, combative, hostile, contentious
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benefactor
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a generous donor, philanthropist
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blithe
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happy, light-hearted
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candid
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honest, frank
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conscientious
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hardworking and thorough, conscientious
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cupidity
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greed, desire
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diatribe
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bitter or abusive criticism
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digress
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go off the subject
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dispassionate
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neutral, without passion
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dissonant
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harsh sounding, in disagreement
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divert
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change the direction of, amuse
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enigma
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mystery
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evanescent
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short-lived, tending to vanish
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forbearance
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self-restraint, tolerance, patience
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fortuitous
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accidental, happening by chance
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fulsome
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excessive
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grate
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irritate
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guile
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cunning, deceitfulness
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hackneyed
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banal, overused, trite, commonplace
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hamper
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impede
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hubris
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pride, arrogance
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inadvertent
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lax, careless, accidental
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incongruous
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out of place
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indulgent
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pampering oneself, satisfying desire
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instigate
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cause, start trouble
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loquacious
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very talkative, garrulous
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mitigate
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to lessen the severity of something
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obscure
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unclear, hard to understand, not well known
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pedestrian
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common, ordinary, banal
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penitent
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feeling guilty
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philanthropy
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love of humankind, donation
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profound
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deep, insightful (opp. of superficial)
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profuse
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freely flowing, overly abundant
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proscribe
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to outlaw, to prohibit
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protracted
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prolonged
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rebuke
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severe criticism
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relegate
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dismiss to lower position
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relevant
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important, pertinent
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reprehensible
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bad
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reserve
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set aside, retraint
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sage
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wise person
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scrupulous
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careful, diligent
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sedate
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calm
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solicit
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ask for, seek
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undulate
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wave-like
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unprecedented
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happening for the first time, novel
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unwitting
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not intended, unaware, unknowing, inadvertent
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