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33 Cards in this Set
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Assuage
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v. to satisfy or appease
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Apothecary
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n. a pharmacist; someone who prepares and sells medication
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Illicit
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adj. unlawful
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Indigenous
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adj. originating and living or occurring naturally in an area
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Amiable
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adj. good-natured and likable
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Auspicious
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adj. marked by success; prosperous
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Benevolence
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n. an inclination to perform kind, charitable acts
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Diminutive
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adj. extremely smll in size; tiny
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Ethical
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adj. being in accordance with the accepted principles of right and wrong
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Iniquities
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n. a grossly immoral act; a sin
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Quibbling
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v. to find fault or criticize for petty reasons
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Reluctantly
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adv. unwillingly
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Honed
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v. to whine or moan
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Malignant
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adj. showing great malevolence; disposed to do evil
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Unfathomable
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adj. difficult or impossible to understand
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Cantankerout
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adj. ill-tempered and quarelsome
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Deportment
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n. a manner of personal conduct; behavior
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Escapade
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n. an adventurous, unconventional act or undertaking
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Ingenuous
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adj. openly straightforward or frank; candid
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Interrogate
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v. to ask numerous questions
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Propensity
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n. a innate inclination; a tendency
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Undulate
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v. to cause to move in a smooth wavelike motion
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Altercation
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n. a vehement quarrel
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Acquiescence
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n. agreement without protest
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Aggregation
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n. constituting or amounting to a whole
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Succinct
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adj. characterized by clear, precise expression in few words
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Benignly
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adv. showing gentleness and mildness
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Complacently
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adv. self-satisfied and unconcerned
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Smugly
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adv. feeling great or offensive satisfaction with oneself or with one's situation
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Turbulent
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adj. violently agitated or disturbed
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Cynical
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adj. believing or showing the belief that people are motivated chiefly by selfish concerns
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Discreet
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adj. modest
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Discreet
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adj. modest
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