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35 Cards in this Set
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creditable
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deserving commendation;praiseworthy
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creed
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any statement or system of belief,principles, or opinions that guides a person's actions
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alacrity
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speed and willingness in acting or responding ;cheerful readiness;eagerness
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brazen
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rudely bold;insolent, to face or undergo with bold or brash self-assurance
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miscreant
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a person who behaves badly or criminally;villain,wicked, base
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complaisant
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showing a desire or willingness to please;cheerfully obliging;amiable.
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stamina
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endurance;resistance to fatigue,illness, or hardship
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composure
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control over one's emotions;steadiness of manner; tranquility
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dejected
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depressed ;disheartened
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pacific
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promoting peace;peaceful;tranquil;serene
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accredit
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to recognize as having met official standards
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indolent
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reluctant to exert oneself;habitually lazy
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discredit
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to cast doubt on; destroy belief ,faith, or trust in
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qualms
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a sensation of doubt or misgiving ; uneasiness., a pang of conscience, a sudden , brief feeling of sickness , faintness , or nausea.
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unabashed
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not embarassed or ashamed
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stalwart
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physically strong ; sturdy;robust
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fortitude
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strength of mind that allows one to endure pain or trouble with courage
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conjecture
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the act of forming an opinion from incomplete evidence;guesswork
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apprehensive
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anxious or fearful about the future;uneasy
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indetereminate
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not capable of being deteremined or decided;not precisely known indefinite
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reject
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to refuse accept,use,grant,or consider.
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jetty
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a pier or other structure projecting into a body of water a wharf
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abject
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lacking all self-respect;contemptible
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strident
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having a shrill, harsh, and grating sound or effect
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pandemonium
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wild uproar or noise;tumult
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bulwark
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a defensive wall;rampart
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incite
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to provoke to action;rouse;stir up or urge on
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precarious
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dangerously lacking in security or stability;unsafe;risky
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objectionable
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arousing disapproval;offensive
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assail
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to attack;assault
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categorical
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without exception or qualification;positive;absolute
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injection
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the act of forcing something,generally a liquid or a gas, into something else
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invincible
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too strong or great to be defeated ;unconquerable
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vacillate
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to waver indecisively between one course of action or opinion and another, hesitate
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inert
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having no power to move or act;lifeless
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