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45 Cards in this Set
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adverse
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acting againts; harmful or unfavorable
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alliance
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a union or association of groups based on common intrests
partneship |
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altruism
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unselfish concern for the well being of others
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blunder
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a serious mistake caused by ignorance or carelessness
to make a serious mistake |
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bolster
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to support or strengthen
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brazen
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rudley bold; shameless
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indifferent
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having no concern or intrest
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insurgent
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revolting againts authority(government)
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lucid
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easily understood; rational and clear
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mutual
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directed by each toward other; recprical
common to each party involved |
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quaint
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pleasingly odd or unsual; charmingly different
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retort
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to reply, especially with quick, witty, or harsh response
a quick, witty reply or counterargument |
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technology
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the application of scientific knowledge to commerce, industy, or other pratical purposes
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terminal
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final
pertaining to or occuring of the end, limit, or extremity causing or approaching death |
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vigil
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a watch kept during sleeping hours
an observance conducted on the eve of a religious festival ` |
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assail
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to attack physically or verbally
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astute
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shrewd; keen in judgment
clever |
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condolence
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sympathy for another's grief
an expression of sympanty; compassion, pity |
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enigma
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a puzzling person or proble; a mystery
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fruitless
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unproductive; useless
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inexpicable
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impossible to expain
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malignant
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causing harm; suffering; death
evil |
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monotonous
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tediously repetitious; without variety
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profound
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emotionally or intellectually deep
of great intensity or reach |
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rail
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to criticize harshly
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shun
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to avoid intentionally
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subterranean
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underground
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valor
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bravery
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variable
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likley to chage; able to change
something that is likely to change |
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virtue
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an admirable quality; moral excellence
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aspire
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to desire strongly; to seek something great
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composure
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calmness of mind, espicallu while under stress
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deploy
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to distribute strategically and put into action
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exonerate
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to clear of blame
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exploit
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an adventure; an achievement
to use to ones advantage |
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flaboyant
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docorated to excess, ornate
flashy; garnish |
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fret
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to worry
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hostile
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showing ill will; unfriendly
unfavorablee to life or well-being |
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lackluster
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lacking brilliance or vitality
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maternal
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motherly
related or inherited though one mother |
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morose
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sad; gloomy
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procrastinate
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to delay needlessly
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replinish
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to make full or complete again
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saga
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a narrative tale
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static
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motionless; inactive; fixed
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