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30 Cards in this Set
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Malice
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A desire to do evil
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Nefarious
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Very wicked; infamous
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Neophyte
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An inexperience person; A novice
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Nostalgic
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Longing for something one has known in the past; homesick
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Objurgate
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Rebuke; scold
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Obliterate
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To wipe out; delete
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Obsequious
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Behaving like a slave; too eager to serve or obey to earn an award or advantage
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Obstinate
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Firmly adhering to one's chosen course of action or opinion
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Obtuse
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Not pointed or acute; dull; stupid
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Pacifist
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A person who opposes war, and who works for peace between nations
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Palliate
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Ease pain; make less offensive
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Paltry
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worthless
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Paragon
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model of excellence
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Parity
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used to detect any error within a group of bits(data)
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Rampant
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unrestrained
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Raucous
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harsh sounding; loud and hoarse
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Rectify
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to correct; straighten; to make amends for
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Rectitude
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strict honesty; moral integrity
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Redolent
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full of fragrance
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Scrutinize
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to examine; to investigate
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Strident
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Loud and harsh sound
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Sonorous
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a deep loud sound
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Submissive
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to submit to the will of others; yielding to authority
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Subtle
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hard to follow
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Table
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to postpone indefinitely
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Taciturn
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silent; not in mood to talk
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Tenacious
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not easily pulled apart
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tinsel
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attractive and glamorous; decorative thread of glittering metal or paper
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Truncate
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to cut short, to cut off
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Unanimous
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having agreement with all
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