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16 Cards in this Set
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To lower in rank, prestige, or esteem?
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abase
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Shrewd, clever?
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astute
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To urge with repeated appeal, teasing, or flattery?
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cajole
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Trickery?
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chicanery
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No longer existing or functioning?
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defunct
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Deliberately deceptive?
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duplicitous
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A representative or example of a type?
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epitome
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To infer or estimate by extending or projecting known information?
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extrapolate
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To damage, especially in a disfiguring way?
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mar
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Fawning and servile?
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obsequious
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Exhibiting unusually early intellectual aptitude or maturity?
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precocious
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Seeking or preferring seclusion or isolation?
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reclusive
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Inclined to keep silent; reserved?
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reticent
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Adherence to the truth; truthfulness?
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veracity
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To annoy or bother; to perplex?
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vex
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Disposed to seek revenge; revengeful; spiteful?
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vindictive
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