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127 Cards in this Set
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incontrovertible
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indisputable
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impervious
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impenetrable
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vacillation
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indecision
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wary
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vigilant
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invidious
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offensive
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clandestine
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secrecy
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reticent
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reluctant
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sanguine
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confident
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intransigence
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uncompromising
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elicit
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evoke
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allay
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alleviate
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derogate
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to detract
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abate
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reduce
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perfidious
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deceitful
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exasperation
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irritation
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commiseration
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sympathize
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veneration
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worship
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consternation
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panic
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parochial
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narrow in scope
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pervasive
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spread throughout
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abate
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reduce
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perfidious
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deceitful
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exasperation
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irritation
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commiseration
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sympathize
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veneration
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worship
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consternation
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panic
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parochial
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narrow in scope
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pervasive
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spread throughout
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pertinent
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relevant
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colloquial
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informal, conversational
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banal
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predictable
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ambivalent
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uncertain
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aesthetic
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appreciation of good taste
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latent
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non obvious potential
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unwieldly
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too heavy
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austere
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somber
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verdant
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green
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partisan
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supporter
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mélange
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medley, mixture
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reciprocity
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mutual exchange
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phalanx
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people united for a common purpose
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eccentric
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peculiar, odd
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unassuming
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modest
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obsequiousness
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obedient
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verbosity
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wordiness
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tenacity
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perseverance
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denigrated
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criticize
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reactionary
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conservative
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salient
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prominent
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tractable
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docile
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repugnant
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distasteful
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ascetics
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like a monk
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acrimonious
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bitter in nature, speech, behavior
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magnanimous
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forgiving
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perspicacity
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keenness of understanding
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truculence
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brutal, fierce
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petulance
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irritability
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pastiche
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combination of motifs
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impervious
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impenetrable
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incensed by
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to be filled with wrath or anger
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corroborate
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to make more certain
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trite
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lacking in freshness or effectiveness
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inane
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laking sense
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listlessness
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disinterest
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dirge
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funeral song
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perquisite
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gratuity or tip
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germane
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closely related
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tortuous
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winding
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élan
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dash
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mendacious
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telling lies
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counfound
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perplex, amaze
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poignant
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moving the emotions
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idiosyncracy
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peculiarity, quirk
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halcyon
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calm, peaceful, tranquil
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veracity
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observance of the truth
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verity
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state of being true
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vestigial
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rudimentary
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bucolic
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rural life
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outmoded
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out of style
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misspent
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waster
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itinerant
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traveling, moving from place to place
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indolent
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lazy, slothful
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equanimity
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equilibrium
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affability
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pleasant
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pious
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dutiful spirit to God
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laconic
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using few words, concise
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tactiturnity
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reserved, reticent
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evanescent
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fading away
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dubious
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doubtful
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capricious
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erratic, on a whim
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bombastic
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pretentious
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loquacious
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talkative
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visceral
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instinctive
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dictum
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an authoritative pronouncement
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respite
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temporary suspension, break
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denunciation
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accusation
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derivative
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not original
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pugnacious
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belligerant
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supercilious
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arrogant, haughty
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aspersion
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slander
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indigence
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poverty
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perfidy
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untrustworthy
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ambivalent
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confusing
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bane
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death, destruction, ruin
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enjoins
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to order to do something
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deluded
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to mislead
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crux
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pivotal point
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cognitive
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mental process of perception
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querulous
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complaining
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mimetic
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to make-belive, mimic, mimicry
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disdain
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contempt, despise, scorn
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diffident
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lacking confidence
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cavalier
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gallant
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didactic
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instructive
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despondent
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hopelessness
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When a person possesses a greater amount of expertise than others, that person's _____ is proportionately greater.(Negligence Liability)
responsibility, civil duty, legal duty, or standard of care. |
legal duty, pg 103
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deferential
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respectful
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axiom
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universally accepted truth
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testimonial
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written declaration certyfying a person's character
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platitudinous
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lake of originality
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portentous
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momentous
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compunction
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feeling of anxiety, hesitation
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indignation
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displeasure at something unjust
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aplomb
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confidence
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inducement
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something that motivates
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oratorical
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pertaining to a speech
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conceited
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excessively favorable opinion of one's self
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