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10 Cards in this Set
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acrimonious, acrimony
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harsh, bitter or resentful in words or manner
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effervescent
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inner excitement or exuberance, bubbling due to fermentation or carbonation.
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hackneyed
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lacking originality or freshness, over used, commonplace, cliche, trite.
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impede
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to block, hinder or delay
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partisan
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one-sided, prejudiced, committed to a party.
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scrupulous, scrupulously
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conscientious, extremely thorough.
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furtive, furtively
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stealthy, sneaking
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diligence, diligent
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steadiness of effort, persistent hard work.
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vaporize
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to turn into vapor (gas, steam, fog, etc.)
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intervention, intervene
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to come between.
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