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31 Cards in this Set
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CONCOCT
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COOK,
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CONCOCT
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COOK, MAKE UP
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DEGRADATION
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POVERTY, LOOK DOWN
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CULPRIT
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THE GUILTY PARTY
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OMNIPOTENT
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ALL-POWERFUL
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MEEK
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SHY
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DEMEANING
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HUMILIATING
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INTERCEDE
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ACT AS A MEDIATOR, GET INVOLVED
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DEVOID
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EMPTY
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SOMBER
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Dark; gloomy.
Dull or dark in color. Melancholy; dismal: a somber mood. Serious; grave. |
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TREASON
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Violation of allegiance toward one's country or sovereign, especially the betrayal of one's country by waging war against it or by consciously and purposely acting to aid its enemies.
A betrayal of trust or confidence. |
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STABLE
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A building for the shelter and feeding of domestic animals, especially horses and cattle.
A group of animals lodged in such a building. |
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DETEST
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HATE
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COMPLIANT
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Disposed or willing to comply; submissive.
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OBSTINATE
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Stubbornly adhering to an attitude, opinion, or course of action; obdurate.
Difficult to manage, control, or subdue; refractory. Difficult to alleviate or cure: an obstinate headache. |
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OBLIVIOUS
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FORGETFUL
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MISER
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GREEDY
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SERVILE
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adj. - 奴隷の, 奴隷根性の, 主体性のない, 卑しい
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CONTENTIOUS
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Given to contention; quarrelsome. See synonyms at argumentative, belligerent.
Involving or likely to cause contention; controversial |
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MENDACIOUS
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Lying; untruthful: a mendacious child.
False; untrue: a mendacious statement. See synonyms at dishonest. |
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IMPECUNIOUS
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LACKING MONEY
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ACERBITY
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Sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone.
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POMPOUS
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Characterized by excessive self-esteem or exaggerated dignity; pretentious: pompous officials who enjoy giving orders.
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ALACRITY
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Cheerful willingness; eagerness.
Speed or quickness; celerity. |
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SANGUINE
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Of the color of blood; red.
Of a healthy reddish color; ruddy: a sanguine complexion. Archaic. Having blood as the dominant humor in terms of medieval physiology. Having the temperament and ruddy complexion formerly thought to be characteristic of a person dominated by this humor; passionate. Cheerfully confident; optimistic. |
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EFFICACY
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Power or capacity to produce a desired effect; effectiveness.
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UPROAR
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A condition of noisy excitement and confusion; tumult: “The uproar of the street sounded violently and hideously cacophonous” (Virginia Woolf). See synonyms at noise.
A heated controversy. |
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PERTINENT
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Having logical precise relevance to the matter at hand
synonyms at relevant. |
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EXERT
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To put to use or effect; put forth: exerted all my strength to move the box.
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INNATE
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Possessed at birth; inborn.
Possessed as an essential characteristic; inherent. Of or produced by the mind rather than learned through experience: an innate knowledge of right and wrong. |
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PRECISION
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exactness
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