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20 Cards in this Set
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Aloof - a |
reserved or reticent |
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Ameliorate - v |
to make or become better, improve |
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Atrophy - n |
degeneration decline or decrease (metaphor or physically) |
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Benevolent - a |
characterized by kindness bene=kind |
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Criterion - n |
a standard of judgement or criticism
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Cynic - n
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a person who thinks people only do things because of selfishness
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Guise - n
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masking truth or something |
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Iniquity - n
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injustice or wickedness - sin |
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Largess - n
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generous presentation of gifts
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Maim - v
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to physically harm
he was maimed after the explosion |
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Mercenary - n/a
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doing something only for money a hired soldier from a foreign country |
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Mullify - v |
to soften in temper
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Pariah - n |
an outcast
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Pragmatic - a |
of or relating to a practical point
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Repent - v |
wow im stupid, now i wanna go study |
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Roster - n |
any list or roll |
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Stunted - a |
abnormally stopped in growth or development
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Subservient - a |
servile, excessively submissive
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Unctuous - a |
so nice it seems fake |
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Vestige - n |
a mark or trace of something that is not longer present or in existence |
