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68 Cards in this Set
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acquiescence |
agreement or consent by silence or without objection |
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facilitate |
to make less difficult; to help forward |
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antithetical |
opposite |
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justifications |
reasons, facts, or explanations that prove or defend |
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palatable |
agreeable to taste; agreeable to one's mind |
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complicity |
partnership or involvement in wrong-doing |
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coercion |
using force or intimidation to get compliance |
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disseminate |
to scatter or spread widely |
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inevitable |
bound to happen |
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propensity |
a natural inclination or tendency |
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resurgent |
rising again |
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unscrupulous |
without conscience |
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acrimony |
harshness or bitterness in speech, nature, disposition, etc. |
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inadvertent |
unintentional; not on purpose |
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salient |
most notable or important |
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render |
to become; to make |
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irrelevant |
not applicable or pertinent |
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bellicose |
aggressively hostile |
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abhor |
to detest; to loathe |
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tangible |
capable of being touched |
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tactile |
pertaining to the sense of touch |
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solidarity |
unity or fellowship |
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conduit |
a pipe or tube for conveying liquids, or a similar-type passage |
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appalling |
causing dismay or horror |
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aberrant |
departing from the right, normal, or usual course |
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viable |
capable of living; practical or workable |
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proximate |
next; nearest |
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ignominious |
humiliating; contemptible |
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exonerate |
to free from guilt or blame |
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ecumenical |
general or universal; pertaining to all of Christianity |
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aggrandize |
to increase in size or intensity |
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capitulate |
to surrender |
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plight |
a condition of extreme hardship, danger, etc. |
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elude |
to avoid or escape |
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foment |
to instigate; to stir up |
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fraudulent |
acting with or having the intent to deceive |
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impetus |
a moving force; a stimulus |
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imcompetent |
lacking ability; incapable |
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usury |
the practice of lending money at exorbitant interest rates |
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abolish |
to do away with; to make void |
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rescind |
to revoke or repeal; to take back |
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debauchery |
excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures |
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integrity |
soundness of moral character; honesty |
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stodgy |
boring; old-fashioned |
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stern |
firm; strict; severe |
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inexorable |
unyielding; unalterable |
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malicious |
intentionally harmful |
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arduous |
strenuous; difficult |
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pacificsm |
opposition to war or violence of any kind |
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adamantly |
in an unyielding, determined manner |
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rapine |
pillage |
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lethargy |
apathetic and sluggish inactivity |
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collaborate |
to work with another; to cooperate |
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enmity |
hatred; ill-will |
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antagonism |
active hostility or opposition |
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reprobate |
a depraved, unprincipled, or wicked person |
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convene |
to come together or to assemble; to meet |
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dismayed |
thoroughly disheartened |
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altercation |
a heated or angry dispute |
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abjure |
to renounce or recant; to take back |
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inconsequential |
unimportant |
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schism |
a division or split |
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enclave |
any small or isolated area enclosed or isolated within a large one |
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onerous |
burdensome; causing hardship |
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ameliorate |
to make better or more bearable; to improve |
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adroit |
expert or nimble, especially in the use of hands |
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disparate |
distinct, different |
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punctual |
prompt; not late |
