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22 Cards in this Set
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elan
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N - an enthusiastic vigor and liveliness, spirit; a flair
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dissipate
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V - to cause to disappear; to scatter, dispel
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disavow
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V - to deny responsibility for or connection with
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conducive
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Adj - tending to promote or assist, helpful, favorable
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expurgate
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V - to remove objectionable passages or words from a written text; to cleanse, purify
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dispassionate
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Adj - impartial; calm, free from emotion
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consternation
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N - dismay, confusion
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dissension
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N - disagreement, sharp difference of opinion
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bovine
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Adj - resembling a cow or ox; sluggish, unresponsive
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acrimonious
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Adj - stinging, bitter in temper or tone
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subservient
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Adj - subordinate in capacity or role; serving to promote some end; submissively obedient
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perfidy
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N - faithlessness, treachery
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hypothetical
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Adj - based on assumption or guess
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impugn
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V - to call into question; attack as false
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odium
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N - hatred, contempt; disgrace or infamy resulting from hateful conduct
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intemperant
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Adj - immoderate, lacking in self-control; inclement
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ignoble
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Adj - mean, low, base
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squeamish
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adj - inclined to nausea; easily shocked or upset; excessively fastidious or refined
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susceptible
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Adj - open to; easily influenced; lacking in resistance
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gauntlet
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N - an armored or protective glove; a challenge to combat; an ordeal
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relegate
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V - to place in a lower position; to assign, refer, turn over; to banish
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corpulent
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Adj - fat; having a large, bulky body
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