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50 Cards in this Set
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virtuous
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adj. filled with good qualities
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vindictive
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adj. wanting to inflict revenge
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notorious
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adj. famous for being bad
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righteous
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adj. acting as if you are morally right
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inculpable
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adj. blameless
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despondent
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adj. feeling discouraged or disheartened
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malicious
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adj. feeling spiteful
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renovations
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n. changes
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remedy
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n. cure
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deficiencies
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n. things that are lacking
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ameliorate
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v. to improve
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inadequacies
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n. that which makes you less than acceptable
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mar
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v. to ruin
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platitudes
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n. overused or trite remarks said as if fresh or new
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tarnish
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v. to dull the luster or shine of
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amend
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v. the make changes to improve
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unkempt
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adj. not tidy or well-groomed
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redolent
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adj. having a nice odor or having strong odor
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resplendent
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adj. shining brightly
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habitats
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n. where one lives
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incur
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v. to come into or acquire
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feral
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adj. existing in a natural state
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vivacious
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adj. lively
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docile
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n. where one lives
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benign
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adj. not harmful
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lethargic
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adj. without energy
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trenchant
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adj. forceful, effective and vigorous
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diligence
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n. constant and earnest effort
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abhorrence
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n. feeling of strong aversion towards; utter loathing
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effusiveness
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n. coming forth without restraint
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divergence
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n. separating
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truncation
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n. shortening
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perspicacity
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n. keenness of mental perception
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crepuscular
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adj. dim; pertaining to twilight
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irrevocable
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adj. cannot be taken back
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ponderous
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adj. of great weight; heavy; massive
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canny
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adj. astute; shrewd
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irreverent
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adj. not respectful
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provincial
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adj. country-like
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savvy
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adj. knowledgeable
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fussed
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v. to argue; to worry too much about
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acquaintance
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n. a person you know casually
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spontaneous
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adj. unplanned
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curtsied
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v. a respectful bow made by woman by bending the knees
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discern
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v. to notice; to tell apart
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deplore
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v. to disapprove of; censure
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tedium
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n. mindless, repetitive, boring
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egotistical
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adj. thinking very highly of oneself
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demeanor
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n. a person’s attitude; how one acts
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ethereal
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adj. light, airy, heavenly
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