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38 Cards in this Set
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to release or free from entanglement; to disengage
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extricate
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to evade a blow; dodge; deflect
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parry
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to withdraw or regret a former belief or opinion
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recant
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to avoid or move away from
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evade
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a person who promotes peace and harmony
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pacifist
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to give up
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relinquish
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to ease a bad temper
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mollify
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to make quiet; calm
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appease
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not caring for one thing or another; unbiased
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indifferent
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not aligned with a cause; not taking a side
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neutral
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unbiased; treating all equally
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impartial
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exhibiting allegiance to a cause
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partisan
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a prejudice; a preference
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biased
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a friend or fellow participant in a common cause
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ally
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one who serves in an army for money
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mercenary
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producing no injury or effect
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innocuous
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tending to give in to authority; servile
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submissive
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lacking mindful attention
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oblivious
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easily fooled
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gullible
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vulnerable; prone to
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susceptible
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open to injury or attack
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vulnerable
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an extreme patriot
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jingoist
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gradually harmful
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insidious
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one who hates people
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misanthrope
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inflexible
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unyielding
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having no sympathy for others
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callous
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having no mercy
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ruthless
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extremely poisonous; virus-like
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virulent
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warlike; hostile
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belligerent
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inclined to fight; quarrelsome
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pugnacious
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well known for evil; infamous
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notorious
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famous for something bad
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infamous
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deeply felt; impassioned
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vehement
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marked by protection; exemption; not susceptible to
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immune
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not able to be climbed or overcome
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insurmountable
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bold; brave; robust
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hardy
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having strength or vigorous health
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robust
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powerful; mighty
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potent
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