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20 Cards in this Set
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Abashed
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embarrassed or ashamed
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Aloof
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withdrawn or standing apart from others
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Anguish
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great suffering or distress
greatly tormented by grief or sorry |
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Articulate
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to pronounce distinctly, to express well with words
expressed clearly |
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Bask
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to be in pleasant warmth, to take pleasure from
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Defect
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an imperfection or flaw
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Finesse
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delicate skill, tact and cleverness
to accomplish something by cleverness |
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Flaunt
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to wave showily, or to display in an offensive way
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Forthright
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frank, direct, straightforward
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Genial
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pleasantly cheerful or warm
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Instill
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to add gradually or cause to be taken in
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Ostracize
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to exclude from or send away
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Premonition
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a forewarning or foreboding of a future event
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Pseudonym
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a pen name
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Purge
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to wash away impurities
to clean up |
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Rehabilitate
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to make over or restore
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Repercussion
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an effect or consequence
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Resolute
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bold, determined, or firm
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Retentive
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able to hold or keep
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Scapegoat
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a person or thing carrying the blame for others
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