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31 Cards in this Set
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Martyr
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A person who willingly suffers rather than renounce he is a her religion.
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Agonize
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scapegoat
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A person or group made to bear the blame for others or to suffer in their place.
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Fall guy
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Indomitable
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Unconquerable
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Reprove
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To prove again.
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Reprimand.
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Naïveté
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Naïve action Or remark.
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Sly
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Secret, stealthy, insidious.
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Roguish. Playfully mischievous
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Cunning
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Informal. Charmingly cute or it appealing.
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Trickery
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Guile
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Crafty or art full deception; duplicity.
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Cunning
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Apex
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Climax, peak, at top.
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Highest point.
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Pseudonym
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A fictitious name used by an author to conceal his or her identity; pen name.
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Acronym
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A set of initials representing a name, organization or the like,
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Firtive
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Shifty, Clandestine
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Biennial
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Happening every two years.
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Nomenclature
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The names or therms comprising a set or system.
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Perspicacious
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Archaic. Having keen vision
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Alert. Clear-sighted.
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Sudorific
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Costing sweat; Diaphoretic.
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Abstemious
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A person who eats and drinks in moderation.
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Abstinence
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Stoical
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Indifferent, dispassionate.
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Characterized by a calm.
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esthetic
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Artistic, creative, gorgeous.
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Scurrilous
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Grossly or obscenely abusive.
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Indecent.
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Apathetic
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Indifferent or unresponsive. Not interested concerned.
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Callous
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Insensitive, indifferent , unsympathetic.
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Apathetic
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Convivial
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Festive, jovial,
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Cheerful, Genial
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Florid
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Reddish; ruddy, rosy (complexion)
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Luscious, rich
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Blemished
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Destroy of diminished the perfection of something.
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Sully, distort
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Irrespressible
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Uncontrollable
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Rebellious, boisterous.
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Inalienable
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Not transfer to another or capable of being repudiated.
Rights that cannot be taken away. |
Non-transferable, nonnegotiable.
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Indelible
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Things that cannot be eliminated, forgotten, change or the like.
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Memorable, Unforgettable.
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Indolent
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Lazy, lethargic, Inactive.
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In pathology. Coursing little to no pain. Inactive or relative benign.
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Pernicious
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Hurtful, deadly, fatal, malicious, damaging.
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Obsolete. Evil, wicked
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Ubiquitous
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Existing or being everywhere, specially at the same time.
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Omnipresent
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