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39 Cards in this Set
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abdicated
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to(formally) give up a position of authority
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acrimonious
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conflicting, contentious
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altruistic
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thinking of others before thinking of oneself, something done purely for another person
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ambiguous
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unclear
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apathy
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lack of feeling toward any cause or person
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arrogate
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to claim or seize without right
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ascribed
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attributed to, credited toward
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callous
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uncaring, without sensitivity
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capricious
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tending to change abruptly and without reason; erratic
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chimerical
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imaginary, fantastic, surreal
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churlish
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hard to work or manage
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condone
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to approve
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degenerative
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deteriorating, becoming worse
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detrimental
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harmful
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disposed
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inclined; having a certain tendency
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distension
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inflation, expansion
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dour
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hard, stern, severe
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facetious
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joking, being playful
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fiscal
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having to do with finance, money oriented
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inept
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not able to do well
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insipid
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not exciting or interesting; full; lifeless
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intrinsic
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from within; not affected by outside measures
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inveterate
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firmly established over a long period
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laxity
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flexibility, willingness to bend the rules
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onus
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responsibility, obligation
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pernicious
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destructive, causing ruin
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pious
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having or showing religious devotion
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placid
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calm
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posterity
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succeeding generations; future mankind
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prescribed
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recommended
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probity
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complete honesty; integrity
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receptive
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willing to review or accept
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recoiled
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drawn back, retreated
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relapsed
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having slipped or fallen back to a former condition, esp. after improvement
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relegated
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exiled, banished
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repined
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expressing discontent
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repudiating
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to refuse to have anything to do with; disown; cast off publicly
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revulsion
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intense disapproval or dislike
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sanguine
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optimistic; hopeful
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