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40 Cards in this Set
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sanction
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to authorize,allow, or approve
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inundate
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to cover, as by flooding; overwhelm with a large number or amount
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circumvent
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to avoid areas by going aound; to escape from, prevent, or stop through cleverness
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reticent
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quiet or uncommunicative; reluctant to speak out
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robust
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healthy and strong; vigrous
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cohesive
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sticking or holding together; unified
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vociferous
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noisy; expressing feelings loudly and intensley
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attrition
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a gradual natural decrease in number; becoming fewer in number
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grievous
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causing grief or pain; very serious or sever
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oblivious
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unaware; failing to notice
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depreciate
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to fall or decrease in value or price; to lower the value of
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indiscriminate
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not choosen carefully; not based on careful selection
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sedentary
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marked by much sittin; requiring taking little exercise
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tenet
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a belief or principle held to be true by an individual or group
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terse
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brief and clear; effectivley consise
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bolster
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to hold up, strengthen, or reinforse; support with an object
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inquisitive
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curious; eager to learn
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replete
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plentifully supplied; well filled
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nebulous
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vague; unclear
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relegate
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to assign to a less important or less satisfying position; place or condition
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utopia
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an idea or perfect place or state; a place achieving social or political perfection
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raucous
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noisy and disorderly; boisterous
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recourse
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a source of helo, security or strength; something to turn to
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bureaucratic
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insisting on strict rules and routine, often to the point of hindering effectivness
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reiterate
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to state again or repeatedly
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autonomy
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independence; self-governing
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mandate
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a group's expressed wishes; clear signal to act; vote of confidence
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ostracize
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to expel or exclude from a group
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tantamount
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equal in effect or value; the same as
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tenacious
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holding firmly; persistent; stubborn
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propensity
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a natural preference or tendency
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reprehensible
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deserving of blame, criticism, or disapproval
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fortuitous
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happening by chance, by accident, or at random; lucky
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solace
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comfort in sorrow or misfortune; consolation
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liaison
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a person who serves as a connection between individuals or group; a go-between
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equivocate
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to be deliberately vague in order to mislead
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impeccable
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faultless; perfect
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solicitous
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showing or expressing concern, care to something
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predisposed
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tending toward or open to something before hand
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sham
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a pretense or counterfiet; something meant to decieve
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