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21 Cards in this Set
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altruistic
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thoughtful; concerned with another's welfare
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fortuitous
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Happening by chance; lucky
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ameliorate
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to improve; make better
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elucidate
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to clarify
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bombastic
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pretnetious; language with no substance
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diatribe
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tirade; bitter verbal attack
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altruistic
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thoughtful; concerned with another's welfare
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fortuitous
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Happening by chance; lucky
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ameliorate
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to improve; make better
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elucidate
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to clarify
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bombastic
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pretnetious; language with no substance
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diatribe
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tirade; bitter verbal attack
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callous
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insensitive
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deference
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great respect for another
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capitulate
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to surrender
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colloquial
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conversational
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voracious
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craving or consuming large quantities of food
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untenable
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not going to work; not fit to be occupied
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ungainly
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awkward; not graceful; clumsy
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unassailable
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unquestioned' not open to dispute
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tangential
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a side note; touches briefly
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