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50 Cards in this Set
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noble in heart and mind
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magnanimous
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suggestive of doing good
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benevolent
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selflessness
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altruistic
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stubborn
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Obdurate
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deviation from common rule, order, or form
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anomaly
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harmless
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innocuous
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an ethical consideration that makes one easy
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scrupulous
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a preference
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predilection
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lacking spirit or independence
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servile
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undecided
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irresolute
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ready, to set right
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rectify
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moral corruption or degradation
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depravity
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little interest or care
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prefunctory
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inclined to be quiet or secretive
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reticence
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to regard with respect or admiration, revere
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venerate
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deceptive
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fallacious
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intensity of emotion
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fervor
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to overcome the distrust or animosity of, appease
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conciliatory
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concise, brief
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laconic
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to consent or comply passively w/o protest
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acquiesce
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impulsive and unpredictable
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capricious
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unquestionable
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incontrovertible
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deliberate ddeceptiveness
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duplicity
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act of substituting an indirect term for one considered harsh, blunt, or offensive
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euphemism
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worthy of deserving blame or censure
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reprehensible
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lasting for a brief time
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ephemeral
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seriousness or importance
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gravity
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marked by a rapid, severe, or malignant course
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virulent
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severe or stern in disposition or appearance; somber and grave
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austere
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a disposition to show mercy
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clemency
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a lessening or reduction
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diminution
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tendency to pervade or permeate
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pervasive
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having or showing shrewdness and discernment
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astute
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not susceptible to change
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immutable
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indifferent to plain or pleasure
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stoic
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trace the outline of
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delineate
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causing or tending to cause sleep
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soporific
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tireless
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indefatigable
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having hidden meaning
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cryptic
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publicly known
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notoriety
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good humored satire
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lampoon
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pretentious, showiness
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ostentatious
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a state of alarm or fear
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trepidation
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ordinary
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mundane
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selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources
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eclectic
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authorative, arrogant assertion of unproved or unprovable priciples
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dogmatic
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scornfully, condescendingly proud
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haughtiness
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fertile; producing much
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prolific
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enjoying company of others; sociable
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gregarious
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to procreate
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engender
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