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20 Cards in this Set
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adversity
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misfortune, unfavorable happening
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antidote
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something that relieves the effects of poison
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benevolence
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kindness, generosity, charity
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culpable
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deserving blame; guilty
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discursive
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rambling, moving from 1 topic to another
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dissuade
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to advise against, to talk out of
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eclectic
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coming from a variety of diverse sources
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hypothesize
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to reach a conclusion based on an assumption not proven
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ingrate
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an ungrateful person
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ingratiate
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to make an effort to gain favor with someone
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intractable
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stubborn, difficult to manage, headstrong
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precarious
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dangerous, risky, not a secure situation
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preclude
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to make impossible
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predilection
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preference
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promontory
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land/rock projecting into a body of water
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prosaic
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commonplace, uninspired, banal
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raze
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to completely destroy
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shroud
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wrap, screen from view
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torpid
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sluggish, inactive, dull
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viable
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capable of working, functioning, or developing adequately
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