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20 Cards in this Set
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abscond
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to depart in a sudden and secret manner
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bellicose
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Warlike or hostile in manner or temperament
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capitulate
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To surrender under specified conditions
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deference
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Submission or courteous yielding to the opinion, or judgment of another.
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eclectic
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selecting from various sources.
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fastidious
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excessively particular, critical, or demanding;
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glib
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marked by lack of intellectual depth.
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heinous
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Grossly wicked or reprehensible; abominable
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indolent
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habitually lazy
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juxtapose
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to place close together or side by side
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mollify
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to soften in feeling or temper, as a person; pacify;
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obeisance
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A gesture or movement of the body, such as a curtsy, that expresses deference or homage.
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palpable
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capable of being touched or felt; tangible.
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perfunctory
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performed merely as a routine duty
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recalcitrant
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resisting authority or control
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sanguine
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cheerfully optimistic, hopeful, or confident
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tanatmount
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Equivalent in effect or value
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venerate
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To regard with respect, or reverence,
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derision
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ridicule; mockery
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predilection
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A partiality ; a preference
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