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50 Cards in this Set
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propensity
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a natural preference or tendency
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reprehensible
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deserving if blame criticisim
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fortuitous
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happening by chance
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solace
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comfort in sorrow or misfortune
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liaison
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a person who serves as a connection between individuals or groups
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equivocate
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to be deliberately vague in order to mislead
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impeccable
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faultless/ perfect
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solicitous
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showing or expressing concern
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prediposed
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tending toward or open to something beforehand
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sham
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a pretense or counterfit
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attrition
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a gradual natural decrease in number
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circumvent
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to avoid by going around or as if by going around
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cohesive
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sticking or holding together
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grievous
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causing grief or pain
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inundate
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to cover, as by flooding
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oblivious
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unaware
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reticent
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quiet or uncommunicative
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robust
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health and strong
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sanction
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to authorize
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vociferous
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noisy
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depreciate
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to fall or decrease in value
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indiscriminate
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not chosen carefully
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sedentary
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marked by much sitting
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tenet
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a belief or principle held to be true by an individual or group
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terse
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breif and clear
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bolster
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to hold up , strengthen, or reinforce
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inquisitive
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curious
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replete
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plentifully supplied
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nebulous
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vague
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releqate
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to assign to a less important or less satisfying position, place, or condition
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utopia
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an ideal or perfect place or state
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raucous
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noisy and disorderly
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recourse
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a source of hlep, security, or strength
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bureaucratic
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insisting on stric rules and routine often to the point of hindering effectiveness
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reiterate
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to sthat agian or repeatedly
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autonomy
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independence
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mandate
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a group expressed wishes
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ostracize
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to expel or exclude from a group
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tantamount
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equal in effect or value
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tenacious
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holding firmly
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liability
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something that acts as a disadvantage
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clanestine
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done in secret
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incongruous
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out of place
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contingencecy
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a possible future event that must be prepared for or guarded against
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indigenous
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living, growing, or produced naturally in a particular place
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superfluous
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beyond what is needed, wanted or useful
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prolific
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producing many works, results or offspring
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egocentric
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self centered
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reinstate
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to restore to a previous position or condition
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exonerate
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to clear of an accusation or charge
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