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30 Cards in this Set
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tribulation
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great misery or distress
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utilitarian
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stressing practical use over other values
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decorum
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polite behavior
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lachrymose
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causing tears; weeping or inclined to weep
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propagate
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to multiply or reproduce; to transmit; extend to wider area
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deluge
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a great flood
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tangent
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abrupt digression or change of course
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gaffe
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clumsy social error
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integral
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essential; necessary to be complete
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preeminent
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superior in status or fame to all others, esp. as a generally recognized quality
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caveat
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warning
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elocution
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art of public speaking with attention to delivery
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quixotic
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foolishy idealistic; extravagantly chivalrous
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inelible
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incapable of being removed or erased
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slovenly
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careless about one's own appearance
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exude
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to give off; to emit; to radiate
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auspicious
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marked by favorable circumstances
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transient
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passing with time; remaining only briefly
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empirical
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based on experience rather than theory
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laconic
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brief in speech; using few words
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matrix
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a surrounding substance within which something else originates or is contained
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obsequious
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showing too great a willingness to serve or obey
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narcissistic
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excessive interest in one's own appearance, comfort, importance, etc...
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contiguous
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sharing a common boundary; adjoining
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malfeasance
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wrongdoing especially by a public official
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equanimity
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evenness of temper, esp. as a characteristic state
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own
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admit taking personal responsibility for one's own actions or thoughts
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acme
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highest point, as of perfection
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become
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to be appropriate or suitable to
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expedite
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to speed up
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