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13 Cards in this Set
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Crucible |
1.)testing circumstances that cause people to change 2. An ordeal or severe trial |
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Inert |
1.)unable to move/act 2.)sluggish in action/motion |
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Ingratiate |
To gain favor with someone by deliberate efforts |
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Paradox |
a statement/idea that seams self-contradictory or absurd, but is actually true |
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Dissemble |
To conceal one's true motives or thoughts, usually by giving a false or misleading appearance |
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Begrudge |
1.)to envy/resent the pleasure/good fortune of someone else 2.)to be reluctant to give/allow |
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Formidable |
1.)causing fear or apprehension 2.)discouraging because of awesome strength, power, or size |
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Trepidation |
1.)state of alarm, dread, or apprehension 2.)involuntary trembling/quivering |
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Reckon |
1.)to count, compute, or calculate 2.)to settle accounts, as with a person |
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Partisan |
A biased group/cause, often not willing to to listen to other opinions |
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Titillate |
To excite/arouse agreeably |
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Pretense |
An act that is actually pretend/false, make-believe |
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Licentious |
1.)sexually unrestrained 2.)lawless/immoral |
