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30 Cards in this Set
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irrevocable
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incapable of being changed or called back
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propensity
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a natural inclination or predilection toward
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querulous
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peevish, complaining, fretful
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remonstrate
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to argue or plead with someone against something, protest against, object to
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repudiate
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to disown, reject, or deny the validity of
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resilient
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able to return to an originial shape or form; able to recover quickly
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reverberate
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to re-echo, resound; to reflect or be reflected repeatedly
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scurrilous
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coarsely abusive, vuglar or low (especially in language), foul mouthed
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sedulous
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persisten, showing industry and determination
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sleazy
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thin or flimsy in texture; cheap; shoddy or inferior in quality or character, ethically low, mean, or disreputable
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amnesty
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a general pardon for an offense against a government, in general, any act of forgiveness or absolution
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autonomy
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self government, political control
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axiomatic
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self evident, expressing auniversally accepted principle or rule
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blazon
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to adron or embellish; to display conspicuously; to publish or proclaim widely
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caveat
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a warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior
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equitable
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fair, just, embodying principles of justice
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extricate
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to free from entanglements or difficulties; to remove with force
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flich
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to steal, (sneaky)
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flout
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to mock, treat with contempt
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fractious
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tending to be troublesome; unruly, quarrelsome, contrary; unpredictable
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precept
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a rule of conduct or action
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salutary
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beneficial, helpful; healthful; wholesome
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scathing
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bitterly sever, withering; causing great harm
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scourge
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to whip, punish severly
n)a cause of affliction or suffering |
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sepulchral
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funereal, typical of the tomb, gloomy or dismal
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soporific
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tending to caue sleep, relating to sleepiness
n)something that induces sleep |
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straitlaced
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extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct,
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transient
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lasting only a short time, fleeting
n)one who stays a short time |
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unwieldy
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not easily carried or handled because of size or complexity
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vapid
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dull, uninteresting
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