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27 Cards in this Set
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whet
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sharpened
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discern
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to perceive or recognize something
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appease
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to bring peace, quiet, or calm to; to soothe
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abhor
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to regard with disgust
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abominable
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thoroughly detestable
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ascribe
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to attribute to a specified cause or source
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incense
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to cause to be extremely angry
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induce
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to succeed in persuading someone to do something
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deliverance
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rescue from danger
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mitigation
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lessening of something that causes suffering
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extenuate
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lessen seriousness of
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insidious
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treacherous
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invincible
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unbeatable
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inviolate
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not violated, intact
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martial
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warlike
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supinely
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lying in a manner w/ face upward
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vigilant
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alert, watchful
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affinity
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kinship or likeness
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alleviation
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relief
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anomaly
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departure from the normal rules
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apathy
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lack of feeling, indifferent
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demeanor
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behavior
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equivocal
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ambiguous
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inordinate
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exceeding reasonable limits; excessive
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insipid
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lacking in flavor; bland
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pertinacity
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stubbornness; persistence
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vagary
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strange idea
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