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33 Cards in this Set
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acrimonious
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bitter and ill-natured
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chastise
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to critizize severly
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derogatory
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detracting from one's character
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disparage
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belittle
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incognito
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having one's true identity conceled
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impung
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to criticize or refute by argumentation
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nonchalant
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casually calm and relaxed
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innuendo
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a roundabout referance to something
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invective
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sharp, harsh insulting words used to attack
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reprove
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to scold or correct, usually with kindly intent
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vilify
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to utter slanderous abusive statements about
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aegis
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sponsorship, protection
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amends
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compensation
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conciliatory
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tending to win over or sooth
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conducive
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tending to cause, promote or help bring about
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extricate
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to free or release from entanglement
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foster
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to promote the development or growth of
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importune
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to press with repeated requests
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mitigate
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to make less severe or intense
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rectify
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to set right
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ostracize
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to exclude from a group
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sheer
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to turn from a course
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monotonous
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uttered in an unvaried tone
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bourgeois
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materialistic conformity
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enlightining
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illuminating
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reciprocal
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inversely related
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humiliity
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the quality or state of being humble
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cursory
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hasty,not thorough
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discursive
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rambling, covering a wide range of subjects
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incur
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to bring upon oneself
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incursion
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aaack or invasion of enemy teritory
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recourse
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turning to something for aid
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succor
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help in time of distress
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