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33 Cards in this Set
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tenet
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a belief or principal held to be true by an individual or group
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bolster
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to hold up, strengthen, or reinforce; support with a rigid object
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relegate
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to assign to a less important or less satisfying position, place, or condition
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predisposed
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a natural preference or tendency
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fortuitous
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happening by chance, by accident, or at random; lucky
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solace
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comfort in sorrow or misfortune; consolation
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equivocate
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to be deliberately vague in order to mislead
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solicitous
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showing or expressing concern, care, or attention
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propensity
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tending toward or open to something before hand
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sanction
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to authorize, allow, or approve
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inundated
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to cover, as by flooding; overwhelm in number or amount
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reticent
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quiet or uncommunicative; reluctant to speak out
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robust
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healthy and strong; vigorous
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attrition
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a gradual natural decrease in number; becoming fewer in number
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recourse
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a source of help, security, or strength; something to turn to
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ostracized
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to expel or exclude from a group
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tantamount
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equal in effect or value; the same as
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tenacious
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holding firmly; persistent; stubborn
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zealot
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a person totally devoted to a purpose or cause
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squelch
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to silence or suppress; crush
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despondent
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downhearted; hopeless; overwhelmed with sadness
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fritter
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to spend or waste a little at a time
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inadvertent
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unintentional; accidental
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impetuous
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done or actin in a hurry, with little thought; impulsive
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maudlin
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tearfully sentimental; overly emotional
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berate
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to criticize or scold harshly
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ubiquitous
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existing or seeming to exist everywhere at the same time
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estrange
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to make unsympathetic or unfriendly; alienate
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euphoric
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overjoyed; having an intense feeling of well-being
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incongruous
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out of place; having parts that are not in harmony or that are inconsistent
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contingency
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a possible future event that must be prepared for or guarded against; possibility
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detriment
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something that causes damage, harm, or loss
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vicarious
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experienced through the imagination; not experienced directly
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