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20 Cards in this Set
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abate
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decrease
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adulation
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praise, idolization
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anathema
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object of dislike,
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astute
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shrewd, crafty, acute
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avarice
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greedy desire
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culpable
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deserving blame, guilty
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dilatory
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delay, procrastinate
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egregious
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conspicuous, standing out
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equivocate
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to speak or act in a way that allows for more than one interpretation
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evanescent
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vanishing
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irressolute
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unable to make up ones mind
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nebulous
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hazy, cloud like, opaque
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novice
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beginner
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penury
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extreme poverty
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pretentious
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done for show, big inpression
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recapitulate
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to review a series of facts
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resuscitate
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to revive, revitalize
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slovenly
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untidy, dirty, careless
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supposition
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something taken for granted, assumed
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torpid
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inactive, lethargic, dull
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