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20 Cards in this Set
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acrimonious
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bitter in temper or tone
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bovine
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resembling a cow or ox
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consternation
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dismay, confusion
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corpulent
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having a large, bulky body
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disavow
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to deny responsibility for
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dispassionate
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calm, free from emotion
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dissension
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sharp difference of opinion
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dissipate
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to cause to disappear
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expurgate
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to remove objectionable words from a written text
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gauntlet
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a challenge; two lines of men armed with weapons
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hypothetical
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based on an assumption or guess
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ignoble
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mean, low, base
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impugn
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to call into question
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intemperate
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lacking in self-control
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odium
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disgrace or infamy resulting from hateful conduct
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perfidy
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faithlessness, treachery
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relegate
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to place in a lower position
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squeamish
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easily shocked or upset
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subservient
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serving to promote some end
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susceptible
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open to; easily influenced
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