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25 Cards in this Set
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askance
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adv
with suspicion/distrust |
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attenuate
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v
make thin/slander/weaken |
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benign
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adj
gentle/kind having a favorable effect |
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cavil
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v/n
find fault in pretty way/trivial objection criticism |
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charlatan
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n
one who feigns knowledge/ability/pretender/ impostor |
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decimate
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v
to kill a large part of |
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foible
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n
weak point/ failing |
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forgo
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v
to do without/abstainfrom/ give up |
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fraught
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adj
full/load with |
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inure
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v
to toughen/harden |
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luminous
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adj
emitting.reflecting light/glowing |
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obsequious
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adj
marked by slavish attentiveness/excessive submisive |
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obtuse
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adj
blunt/measuring 90-180 degrees |
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oscillate
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v
swing back & forth with a steady rhythm/waver |
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penitent
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adj/n
regretful for one's sins /mistakes....sorry for wrongdoing |
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peremptory
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adj
having nature of command that leaves no opportunity for debate/denial/refusal |
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rebuff
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v/n
snub/repel..curt rejection/check |
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reconnoiter
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v
engage in reconnaissance/make preliminary inspection |
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shambles
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n
slaughterhouse/place of mass bloodshed |
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sporadic
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adj
occurring at irrgular intervals/having not set of plans |
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peremptory
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adj
having nature of command that leaves no opportunity for debate/denial/refusal |
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rebuff
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v/n
snub/repel..curt rejection/check |
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reconnoiter
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v
engage in reconnaissance/make preliminary inspection |
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shambles
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n
slaughterhouse/place of mass bloodshed |
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sporadic
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adj
occurring at irrgular intervals/having not set of plans |
