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35 Cards in this Set
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Ambivalence
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N. Simultaneoisly repelling and attracting a person object or action. Feeling conflicted
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Axiomatic
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Self-evident
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Circuitous
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roundabout, indirect
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Cogent
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convincing, appealing strongly to the mind or reason
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Contentious
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argumentative
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Denigrate
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to defame
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Equivocal
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capable of more than one meaning, ambiguous, inconclusive
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Escoriate
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To censure scathingly, to "skin alive"
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Excupulate
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to free from blame to clear from alleged fraud or guilt
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Extricate
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to free from difficulties
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Frenetic
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frenzied frantic
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Gratuitous
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given freely, UNWARRANTED
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Ignominious
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dishonorable, shameful, scandalous
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Impecunious
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poor, without money
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Intrepid
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Fearless, bold
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Lugubrious
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Mournful, dismal, funereal
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Mellifluous
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flowing smoothly, smooth
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Myopia
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Shortsightedness
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Opprobrious
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Discraceful, shameful
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Orotund
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Fullness of sound, sonorous
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Peremptory
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absolute, conclusive
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Perturbation
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something disquieting, distressful, or troublesome
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Proclivity
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natural inclination
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Propitiate
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to gain the favor of; appease
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Puerile
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Childish; foolish; unthinking
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Pusikkanimous
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cowardly; timid; fearful of danger; fainthearted
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Rectitude
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righteousness; goodness; honesty; integrity
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Salacious
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lustful; lecherous
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Unctuous
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overly suave; hypocritically warm; CREEPY
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Vilify
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to degrade or debase by report; speak evil of
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Vociferous
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making a loud outcry; noisy
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Voracious
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Very hungry; ravenous
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Winsome
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cheerful; causing joy or pleasure
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Sacrosanct
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most sacred
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Viable
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capable of growing and developing
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