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25 Cards in this Set
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Absolve
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to forgive, free from blame
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Auspicious
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having favorable prospects, promising
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bourgeois
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middle class
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castigate
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to punish, chastise, criticize severely
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contrite
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deeply sorrowful and repentant for a wrong
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disrepute
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disgrace, dishonor
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evict
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to put out or force out
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fidelity
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loyalty
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gregarious
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outgoing, sociable
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incendiary
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combustible, flammable, burning easily
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laconic
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using few words
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loiter
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to stand around idly
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megalomania
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mental state with delusions of wealth and power
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nuance
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shade of meaning
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onerous
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burdensome
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panacea
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cure-all
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pejorative
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having bad connotations; disparaging
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quandary
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dilemma, difficulty
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revile
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to criticize with harsh language
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sordid
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filthy; contemptible and corrupt
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sycophant
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self-serving flatterer, yes-man
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tepid
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lukewarm; showing little enthusiasm
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tumult
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state of confusion; agitation
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urbane
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curteous, refined, suave
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voracious
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having a great appetite
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