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20 Cards in this Set
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jaded
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tired, worn out, dulled
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dilatory
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slow or late in doing things
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salutary
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healthful, wholesome
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condescend
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to lower oneself to an inferior's level
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impute
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to accuse a person of wrongdoing, to attribute a crime to a person
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cohesive
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tending to stick
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platonic
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spiritual, free from sensual desire
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quest
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a search
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usurp
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to seize illegally
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minutiae
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insignificant details, trivia
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idiosyncrasy
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a peculiar personal trait, quirk
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sophistry
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a deceptive, tricky argument
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flagrant
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scandalous, shocking, extreme
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reprobate
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a wicked person
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remiss
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negligent
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embryonic
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undeveloped, in an early stage
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abolition
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doing away with, putting an end to
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ultimatum
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a final demand or proposal
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scope
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range, extent
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farcical
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absurd, ridiculous
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