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60 Cards in this Set
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altruism
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unselfish concern for the welfare of others
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carousing
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to engage in boisterous, drunken merry making
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cliches
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obvious remark;predictable person
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conciliatory
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to overcome distrust or animosity
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convivial
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pertaining to a feast or to festivity
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complacent
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eager to please;unconcerned, self satisfied
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complaisant
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exhibiting desire or willingness to please
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decorous
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characterized by propriety and dignity
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deterred
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to prevent or discourage the occurance of action
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disavow
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to disclaim knowledge or, responsibilty for.
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distill
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to increase the concentration; purify
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ecstatic
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being in a state of ecstacy; jpyful or enraptured
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foible
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a minor weakness or failing of character
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galvanizing
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ti stimulate or shock; arous awarness or action
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hubris
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overbearing pride; arrogance
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inciting
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to provoke and urge on
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inimitable
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defying imitaion; matchless
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intricacies
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state of being intricate or complex
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mimicry
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art, practice of mimicking
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patrician
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member of aristocracy; refined upbrining
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precocious
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unusual early (mental)development
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provisionary
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under terms not final or fully worked out
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rendered
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to give up, to cause to be
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rhetoric
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oratory art of speaking w/ elegance and force ( repetitive)
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saturate
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to soak, fill or load to capacity;impregnate
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sired
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father, male parent of an animal
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squander
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to fail to take advantage of; spend wastefully
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tainted
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to affect w/ or as if with a disease; to corrupt
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vindicated
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clear of accusation,blame or doubt
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writhe
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to twise as in pain, struggle
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adamant
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not capable of being swayed; stubborn
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amalgam
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alloy of metal w/ another metal used by dentist to fill cavities in teeth; blend of things
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apathetic
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feeling of showing little emotion
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assiduity
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present application or diligence; constant effort
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cartographer
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art or techniqueof making maps or charts
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climes
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climate; in search of warmer climes
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conciliatory
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making or willing to make concessions; overcoming animosity
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corporeal
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having material or physical form of substance affecting mind or spirit
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detrimental
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causing damage or harm
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discernible
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perceptible by the senses or intellect
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elitism
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enjoyment entitlement to a group
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enigmatic
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not clear to understaning
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eulogized
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praising highly in speech or writing
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foibles
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mirror or weakness; failing of character
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hyprocrite
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person who professes beliefs and opinions they do not hold
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inclusion
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state of being included; small thing enclosed in bigger
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innovative
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being or producing something like nothing done before
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lenience
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mercifullness as a consequence of being lenient; yield to wishes of someone
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mishap
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badlucl, unfortunate accident
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nihilistic
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denies all existence; belief that destruction of exisiting political or social insitutions is necessary
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orators
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one who delivers oration
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peevishness
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irritable feeling; disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger
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preoccupation
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busy, attention absorbed
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provocative
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tending to provoke or stimulate
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remuneration
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Payment or compensation received for services or employment
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skulking
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to hide in a sneaky manner
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staid
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fixed permanent, Characterized by sedate dignity and often a strait-laced sense of propriety
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tantalize
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to excite by exposing something desirable
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underscore
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to emphasize; sress
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vindication
yokes |
justify claim or belief
To fit or join with a yoke. ; cross bar with two U shaped pieces that encircle the necks of a pair of oxen |
