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72 Cards in this Set
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embarrassed, ashamed, or nonplussed
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abashed
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withdrawn, standing apart form others (usually as a matter of choice)
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aloof
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great mental suffering, distress, or pain; to be deeply tormented by pain or sorrow
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anguish
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to pronounce distinctly; to express well in words; to fit together inot a system; able to use language effectively; expressed clearly and forcefully
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articulate
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to be in, or expose oneself to, pleasant warmth; to take pleasure in or derive enjoyment from
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bask
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an imperfection, flaw, or blemish of some kind; to desert a cause or organization
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defect
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delicate skill; tact and cleverness; to accomplish somthing by cleverness, good judgment, or skillful evasion
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finesse
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to wave or flutter showily; to display in a conceited, offensive way
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flaunt
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frank, direct, straightforward
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forthright
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cordial, pleasantly cheerful or warm
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genial
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to add gradually; to introduce or cause to be taken in
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instill
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to exclude form a group, banish, send away
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ostracize
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forewarning or foreboding of a future event
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premonition
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a pen name, name assumed by a writer
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pseudonym
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to wash away impurities, clean up; the process of getting rid of somthing or someone decisively
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purge
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to make over in good form; to restore to good condition or to a former position
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rehabilitate
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an effect or consequence of some action or event, result; an echo or reverberation
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repercussion
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bold, determine; firm
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resolute
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a person or thing carrying the blame for others
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scapegoat
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able to hold, keep, or recall; retaining knowledge easily
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retentive
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distant, cold, standoffish |
aloof
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misery, woe, torment |
anguish
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sym:
enunciate, expound; glib, eloquent |
articulate
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wallow, revel |
bask
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sym:
delicacy, subtley |
finesse
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sym:
show off, parade |
flaunt
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sym:
candid, blunt |
forthright
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sym:
friendly, amiable |
genial
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sym:
implant, infuse, inculcate |
instill
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cast out, expel, blackball, snub |
ostracize
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sym:
presentiment |
premonition
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sym:
nom de plume |
pseudonym
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sym:
cleanse, purify |
purge
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sym:
reclaim, rebulid, reform |
rehabilitate
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cause, source |
repercussion
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sym:
steadfast, unflinching |
resolute
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sym:
fall guy, whipping boy |
scapegoat
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unembarrassed, unashamed |
abashed
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inbolbed, sociable |
aloof
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joy, delight, peace of mind |
anguish
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tongue-tied, mumbled, incoherent |
articulate
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clumsiness, awkwardness |
finesse
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hjide, downplay |
flaunt
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indirect, evasive, deceitful, two-faced |
forthright
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cold, unfriedly, unsociable |
genial
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ant:
root out, eradicate, extirpate |
instill
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ant:
fraternize with, associate with |
ostracized
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pollute, contaminate, defile |
purge
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rehabilitate
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cause, source |
repercussion
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ant:
weak, spineless, indecisive |
resolute
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porous, forgetful |
retentive
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abashed
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adjective
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aloof
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adjective
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anguish
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noun, verb
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articulate
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verb, adjective
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bask
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verb
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defect
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noun, verb
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finesse
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noun, verb
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flaunt
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verb
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forthright
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adjective
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genial
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adjective
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instill
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verb
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ostracize
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verb
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premonition
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noun
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pseudonym
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noun
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purge
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verb, noun
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rehabilitate
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verb
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repercussion
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noun
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resolute
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adjective
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retentive
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adj
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scapegoat
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noun
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