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19 Cards in this Set
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LUDICROUS
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LAUGHABLE OR HILARIOUS
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TRAITOR
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ONE WHO DISOBEYS HIS COUNTRY
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PATRONIZING
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1. TO ACT AS A CUSTOMER
2.TO TREAT IN A CONDESCENDING MANNER |
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SPECULATION
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CONTEMPLATION OR CONSIDERATION OF A SUBJECT
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BRISTLED
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TO BECOME RIGID WITH ANGER OR IRRITATION
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STRATEGY
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A PLAN OF ACTION INTEDNED TO ACCOMPLISH A SPECIFIC GOAL.
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EXPLOITED
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to use selfishly for one's own ends
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DISCERNMENT
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UNDERSTANDING THE DEEPER REASONS WHY THINGS HAPPEN
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FORTITUDE
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STRENGTH OF MIND
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SMOLDERING
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TO BURN WITH LITTLE SMOKE AND NO FIRE, TO HOLD BACK ANGER AND HATRED.
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CRAT
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RULES
EXAMPLES: DEMOCRAT, TECHNOCRAT AUTOCRAT |
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DOX
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BELIEF
EXAMPLES: PARADOX HETERODOX |
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AUD
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HEAR
EXAMPLE: AUDIO AUDIBLE, AUDITORIUM |
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ORTHO
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STRAIGHT
EXAMPLES ORTHODOX, ORTHODONTIST |
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LOG
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WORD
EXAMPLE: LOGIN, LOGO |
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GON
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ANGLE
EXAMPLE: PENTAGON, OCTOGON |
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TRI
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MEANS 3
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PENTA
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MEANS 5
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OCT
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MEANS 8
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