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25 Cards in this Set
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vulnerable
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capable of or susceptible to being wounded or hurt
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vitriolic
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very caustic
scathing acid bitter |
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timorous
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full of fear
fearful |
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thwart
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prevent from accomplishing a purpose
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taut
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tightly drawn
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sanguine
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cheerfully optimistic
hopeful |
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revelry
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boisterous merrymaking
celebration |
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predator
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organism that exists by preying upon other organisms
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plunderer
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someone who takes spoils
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maverick
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noncomformist
independent loner |
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malign
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speak harmful untruths about
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malfeasant
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misconduct or wrongdoing
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irreverent
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not reverent
disrespectful not religious |
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intuitive
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innate
inborn natural |
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insuperable
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incapable of being passed over, overcome, or surmounted
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indigent
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lacking food, clothing and other necessities of life b/c of poverty
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incensed
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pleasant perfume or fragarance
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impregnable
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strong enough to resist or withstand attack
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illicit
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not legally permitted or authorized
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guise
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general external appearance
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gravitate
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have anatural tendency or be stronly attracted
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frugal
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economical in use or expenditure
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forsake
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quit or leave entirely
abandon |
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chronic
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constant
habitual continual |
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abnegate
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refuse or deny oneself
give up |
