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20 Cards in this Set
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abate
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(v) to make or become less
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adulation
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(n) praise or flaterry that is excessive
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anathema
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(n) an object of intense dislike; a curse
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astute
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(adj) shrewd, crafty, showing practical wisdom
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avarice
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(n) a greedy desire
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culpable
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(adj) deserving blame, worthy of condemnation
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dilatory
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tending to delay or procrastinate; not prompt
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agregrious
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conspicuous - standing out from the masses
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equivocate
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to speak or act in a way that allows for more than one interpretation
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evanescent
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vanishing; soon passing away
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irresolute
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unable to make up ones mind
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nebulous
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cloudlike, resembling a cloud; vague
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novice
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beginner
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penury
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extreme poverty
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pretentious
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done for show - ambitious
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recapitulate
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to review a series of facts - sum up
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resuscitate
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revive
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slovenly
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untidy - dirty
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supposition
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something that is assumed or taken for granted
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torpid
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inactive
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