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25 Cards in this Set
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Impetus -
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motivation
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Tenet -
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a major belief
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Subservient -
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acting like a servant
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Impasse -
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a deadlock
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Terse -
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brief, concise
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Disparity -
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an inequality
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Sinister -
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wicked
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Skittish -
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easily frightened
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Soiree -
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a party
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Dissenter -
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one who differs in opinion
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Dissuade -
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to persuade someone not to do something
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Distraught -
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extremely upset
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Somnambulist -
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a sleepwalker
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Divulge -
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to make known
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Sophisticated -
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refined; cultured
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Implement -
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to put in place
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Rampant -
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widespread
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Erudite -
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learned, well-read, scholarly
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Fallible -
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capable of making mistakes
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Stoic -
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indifferent to pleasure and pain
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Doleful -
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sad
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Dogma -
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a set of specific beliefs
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Dulcet -
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soothing; pleasing to the ear
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Sporadic -
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occasional; not all the time
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Spurious -
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fake
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