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64 Cards in this Set
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temper
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to moderate, to soften
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sage
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wise person
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lethargic
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tired, languid, weak
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jeopardy
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danger
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mitigate
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to make milder, less severe
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orthodox
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standard, commonly accepted, conventional
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insipid
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bland, boring, tasteless
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taciturn
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quiet, saying little
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dogmatic
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stubbornly opinionated
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extraneous
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irrelevant, extra, unnescessary
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meander
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to wander randomly
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fickle
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unpredictable, capricious, whimsical
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scrutinize
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to examine closely
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ameliorate
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to make better, improve
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innocuous
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harmless
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blasphemy
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departure from accepted practice
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esoteric
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understood by a select few
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pretentious
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pompous, self-important
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blithe
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free-spirited, carefree
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avarice
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greed
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hedonistic
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pleasure seeking, indulgent
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malicious
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to intentionally cause pain, injury, or distress
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slander
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to defame, to speak maliciously of
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hackneyed
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overused, trite, banal
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amass
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to accumulate, to pile up
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fortuitous
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accidental, happening by luck/chance
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assuage
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to soothe
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verbose
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wordy, overly talkative
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supercilious
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haughty, arrogant
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objective
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without bias
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revere
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to worship, adore, honor
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banal
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dull, ordinary, common
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sycophant
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brown noser, flatterer
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censor
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to delete objectionable matter
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complacent
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self-satisfied, overly confident
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virtue
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moral excellence
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solitude
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state of being alone
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tentative
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temporary, not final
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expdeite
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to make faster/easier
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irrational
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unreasonable, unpredictable
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intangible
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not capable of being touched or felt
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compatible
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able to co-exist, harmonious
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exhasutive
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thorough, complete
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authoritarian
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like a dictator
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redundant
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superfluous, unnecessary, repetitive
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fervor
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passion, zeal, great enthusiasm
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incessant
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never ending, unceasing
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ephemeral
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short lived, fleeting, transitory
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bervity
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brief short
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acclaim
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praise, applause, admiration
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indolence
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laziness
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ambidextrous
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able to use both hands w/ equal ability
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gregarious
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enjoying others company
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benefactor
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one who has given help, financial
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fruition
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achievement of something desired
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abidcate
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to give up, resign, relinquish
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untenable
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that which can not be defended
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debacle
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sudden, complete disaster, collapse
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perennial
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lasting indefinitely, continually recurring
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appease
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to placate by greeting demands
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placate
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ease the anger of
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arduous
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long and difficult, hard to accomplish
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diversion
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something that amuses, distractions, past time
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aversion
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intense dislike
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