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20 Cards in this Set
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assuage
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to ease or lessen, to appease or pacify
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capricious
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inclined to change one's mind impulsively, erratic, unpredictable
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censure
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to criticize severely, to officially rebuke
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discordant
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conflicting, dissonate or harsh in sound
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disparate
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distinct or dissimilar
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effrontery
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boldness
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fulminate
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attack loudly or denounce
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ingenuous
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frank, candid lacking sophistication
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inured
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accustomed to accepting something undesirable
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equivocate
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use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent
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obviate
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anticipate and make unnecessary
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perfidy
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intentional breach of faith, treachery
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perfunctory
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done without care or interest
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perspicacious
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acutely preceptive keen discernment
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perdilection
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disposition in favor of something preference
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pervaricate
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to mislead
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reticent
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quiet, reserved, reluctant to express thoughts and feelings
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solicitous
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concerned and attentive, eager
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truculent
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fierce and cruel eager to fight
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veracity
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truthfulness, honesty
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