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20 Cards in this Set
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cavil
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to quibble, find fault frivolously
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coincide
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to match exactly, occupy the same time or place
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collaborate
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to work together, cooperate
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condone
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to excuse by seeming to overlook, treat as trivial
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construe
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to interpret, explain
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contemplate
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meditate upon, gaze at, to intend or plan
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deter
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to restrain through fear or doubt, hinder or discourage
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disparage
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to belittle, speak slightingly of
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emanate
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to flow or issue forth
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exemplify
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to serve as an example of
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alacrity
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lively willingness, briskness
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calumny
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slander, false and malicious statements
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chagrin
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shame, vexation, humiliation
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consternation
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amazement and terror, dismay
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dilemma
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a predicament, agonizing choice
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enigma
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a puzzle, mystery, perplexing situation
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erudition
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learning, scholarly knowledge
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fecundity
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fruitfullness, productiveness
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immolation
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(act of) sacrificing or being sacrificed
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innovation
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new method or custom, major change
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