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39 Cards in this Set
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Courage in facing difficulties
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Fortitude
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intended to deceive or entrap; sly, treacherous
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Insidious
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a hint, indirect suggestion
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Intimation
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experimental in nature; uncertain hesitant
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Tentative
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cautiously, with great care
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verbatim
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treachery, deceitfulness
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duplicity
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To praise extravagantly
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Meticulous
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a longing for something past, homesickness
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nostaligia
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The purest essence or form of something, the most typical example
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quintessence
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to examine closely
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scrutinize
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an enemy opponent
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adversary
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to enliven cheer give spirit or liveliness to
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exhilarate
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so unimportant that it can be disregarded
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negligible
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to make permanent or long lasting
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perpetuate
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an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action
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precedent
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associated, connected
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affiliated
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spiteful showing ill will
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malevolent
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cool and confident unconcerned
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nonchalant
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knowing everything having unlimited awareness or understanding
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omniscient
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a remedy for all ills cure-all and answer to all problems
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panacea
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unselfish concerned with the welfare of others
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altruistic
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marked by honor courtesy and courage knightly
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chivalrous
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shy lacking self confidence modest reserved
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diffident
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rashness boldness
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temerity
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extremely poisonous; full of malice, spiteful
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unfeigned
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to include or contain to be made up of
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comprise
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deprived of the necessities of life lacking in
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destitute
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definite clearly stated
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explicit
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high peak or point
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pinnacle
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open to or marked by bribery or corruption
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venal
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to see clearly recognize
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discern
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still existing not exterminated destroyed or lost
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extant
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deserving blame or punishment
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reprehensible
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loud and noisy compelling attention
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vociferous
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to do without give up voluntarily to put off temporarily defer
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waive
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strong dislike bitter hostility
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animosity
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lack of feeling emotion or interest
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apathy
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innocent simple frank sincere
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ingenuous
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stingy miserly meager poor small
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parsimonious
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