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30 Cards in this Set
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Taciturn
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disinclined to talk; silent
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vapid
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not lively; without spirit; dull
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malevolent
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the wishing or disposition to wish evil to others; ill will
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predilection
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a preference or partiality
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condescended
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assumed an air of superiority
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indigenous
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existing or growing naturally in a region or country; native
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contentios
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quarrelsome; argumentative
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auspicious
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propitious; favorable
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arbitrated
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decided; determined
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arbiter
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a person selected to judge a dispute
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mortifying
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shameful; embarrassing
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tacit
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silently understood; unspoken
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ascertain
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make certain; discover
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unfathomable
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unable to be measured or understood
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fathom
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to understand thoroughly
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Aberrations
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deviations; straying from the right or normal way
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perpetrated
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commeitted; carried out; brought aobut
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inordinately
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excessively
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ingenuous
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openly straightforward; noble
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analogous
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similar in some way
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wary
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cautious; careful
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guilelessness
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innocence
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obstreperous
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uncontrollably noisy; clamorous; unruly
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invective
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of, relating to, or characterized by insult or abuse
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articulate
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expressing oneself clearly
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rectitude
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straightness; righteousness
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rectify
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to put right; correct
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palliation
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reduction of violence; moderation of intensity
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undulate
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to form or move in waves; fluctuate
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cantankerous
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bad-tempered; quarrelsome
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