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12 Cards in this Set
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Assiduous
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showing great care and perseverance
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careful
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Venerable
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accorded a great deal of respect, especially because of age, wisdom,or character
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respected
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Abhor
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regard with disgust and hatred
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despise
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bombastic
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high-sounding but with little meaning
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high-sounding
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economical
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Getting good value or service in relation to the amount of money, time, or effort spent
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cheap, low-budget
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demagogue
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A political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular desires
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firebrand
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perfidious
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deceitful and untrustworthy
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disloyal
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munificence
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The quality or action of being lavishly generous
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generosity
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evanescent
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tending to vanish like vapor
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transient
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aberration
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A departure from what is normal, usual ,or expected; deviates from the normal type
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freak
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anomalous
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Deviating from what is standard or normal
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odd
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impugn
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Dispute the truth validity or honesty
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question
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