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21 Cards in this Set
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detrimental
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causing damage
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contrite
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feeling regret or sorrow
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trite
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boring because of overuse
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detritus
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debris, junk
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attrition
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lowering in number
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lenient
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generous, not strict
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lenitive
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easing pain
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mollify
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to soothe the feelings of
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rudiment
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a basic idea or principle
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rudimentary
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undeveloped, basic or simple
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implicit
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implied or understood
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inexplicable
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difficult to explain
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diverge
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to branch out
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converge
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to come together
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acclivity
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a climbing slope
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declivity
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a downward slope
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proclivity
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a natural tendency towards
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contort
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to bend out of shape
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distort
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to misshape
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sinuous
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curving or twisting
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insinuate
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to suggest in subtle fashion
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