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20 Cards in this Set
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Commandeer
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To seize or to take forcibly
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Theology
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The study of religious doctrines and matters
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Avert
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To turn away; to keep from happening or to ward off
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Narcissist
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One who exhibits self-love or excessive interest in one's own appearance, comfort, importance, abilities, etc.
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Humility
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The state or quality of being humble; the absence of pride
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Induce
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To cause
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Gaunt
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Thin and bony, hollow-eyed and worn
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Compensate
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To make up for
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Atrophy
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n. a wasting away, especially of a body organ or tissue
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Cynical
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Denying the sincerity of people's motives and actions; believing that people are motivated in all their actions by selfishness
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Insidious
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Operating in a slow or not easily appearent manner; more dangerous than seems evident
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Ambivalence
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Simultaneous conflicting feelings toward a person or thing (as love and hate)
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Egotistical
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Acting in a manner where one is constantly and excessively refrencing oneself, conceited and selfish
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Opiate
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Anything tending to quiet, soothe, or deaden
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Exploit
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To make unethical use of for one's own advantage or profit (specifically to make a profit from labor without giving fair payment)
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Transcend
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To go beyond the limits of; to overstep or exceed
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Prophet
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A person who speaks for God or a god, or as though under divine guidance; a spolesman for some cause, group, movement, etc.
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Scoff
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To mock or deride
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Whimsical
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Oddly out of the ordinary; fanciful; subject to sudden change, unpredictable
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Serene
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Not disturbed or troubled; calm, peaceful, tranquil
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