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80 Cards in this Set
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acquiesce
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submit or comply silently or without protest
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alacrity
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cheerful readiness
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beneficence
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charity
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benevolent
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characterized by goodwill
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capitulate
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to accept defeat
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connubial
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of marrige
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convivial
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friendly;agreeable
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corroborate
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to confirm
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discriminate
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to make a destinction in favor of or against a person or thing based on ethics; show partiallity
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emulate
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to try to equal
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indifferent
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without interest or concern
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malevolent
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wishing evil or harm on others
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nefarious
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extremely wicked
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objective
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porpose
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predilection
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preferance
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prudent
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wise in particular affairs
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rancor
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bitter
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rectitude
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moral virtue
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sanguine
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cheerfully optimistic
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sully
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to soil
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advocate
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to speak in favor of
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amiable
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friendly
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antipathy
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habitual dislike
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apathy
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absence of passion
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chaste
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virgin
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disparage
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belittle
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duress
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restraint
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efficacy
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effectiveness
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enigma
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a puzzling situation
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inveterate
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habit
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militant
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vigorously aggressive
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patrimony
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heritage
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pompous
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characterized by an ostentatios disply of dignity
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reticent
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reserved
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sagacity
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acuteness of mental discernment soundness of judgement
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somber
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gloomily dark
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succor
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help
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tirade
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a prolonged outburst of bitter outspoken denunciation
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venerate
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to regard or treat with respect
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vindicate
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to clear from an accusation
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altruistic
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unselfishly concerned for others
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amenities
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any feature that provides comfort
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aplomb
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great self-confidence
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apocryphal
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a doubful authenticity
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banal
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lack of freshness
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behoove
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to be necessary or proper for
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decadent
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characterized by decay
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deference
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respectful submission to another opinion
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gauche
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awkward
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incessant
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unending
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infamous
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having an extremely bad reputation
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insouciance
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lack of care or concern
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intrepid
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resolutely fearless
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inviolable
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secure from destructions
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loquacity
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talkativeness
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maudlin
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weakly emotional
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ostracize
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to exclude from society
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posthumous
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occuring after one's death
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repartee
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a quick, witty reply
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travesty
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a literary or srtistic composition so inferior in quality as to be merely a grotesque imitation of its model; mockery
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affinity
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a natural liking or attraction to something
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ambiguous
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open to or having more than one interpretation
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anachronism
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something or someone not in correct chronological time
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arduous
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laborous
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candid
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free from reservation
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complacent
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self-satisfied
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condescending
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showing a patronizing decent from superiority
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deference
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respectful submission to ones opinion
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flout
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to mock
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gregarious
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sociable
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guile
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a craftly deception
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incongruous
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out of place
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innuendo
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an indirect implication in expression
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intimidate
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fill with fear
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irrevocable
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unalterable
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pecuniary
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pertaining to money
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repudiate
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to reject
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subtle
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clever
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supercilious
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haughtily disdainful
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ubiquitous
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existing everwhere at the same time
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