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20 Cards in this Set
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Candid
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completely honest; straightforward
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conjecture
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inference; guesswork
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didactic
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instructive
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euphemism
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a mild indirect or vague term substituting for harsh blunt or offensive term
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abase
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to humiliate, degrade
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aberration
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something that differs from the norm
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cantankerous
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Ill-tempered and quarrelsom
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abrogate
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to abolish, usually by authority
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abscond
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to sneak away and hide
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accentuate
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to stress, highlight
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acclaim
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high praise
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affinity
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a spontaneous feeling of closeness
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benign
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benign
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bequeath
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to pass on, give
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bombastic
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excessively confident, pompous
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burnish
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to polish, shine
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brusque
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short, abrupt, dismissive
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blight
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a plague, disease
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boisterous
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loud and full of energy
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buffet
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to strike with force
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