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71 Cards in this Set
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avidity
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craving, eagerness, desire
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benevolence
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performing kind, charitable acts
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candid
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free from prejudice, impartial. sincere.
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decorum
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having apropriate behavior
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elation
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extreme joy
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exemplary
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commendable, good role model
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feasible
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capable of being accomplished
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gentility
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high social standings, refined
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impunity
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exemption from punishment, penalty or harm
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morale
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exhibiting confidence, cheerfulness, discipline, and willingness to perform assigned tasks.
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preoccupy
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already busy
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punctilious
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presise
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reputable
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good reputation, honorable
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solace
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comfort in sorrow, consilation
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veracity
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truthfullness
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wary
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on guard, watchful
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abash
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To make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert.
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austere
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severe, stern
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derange
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1.) To disturb the order or arrangement of.
2.) To upset the normal condition or functioning of. 3.) To disturb mentally; make insane. |
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despondent
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dejected
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disconcert
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to frustrate by disorder
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downcast
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low in spirits, depressed. (usually a look)
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harass
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bother, irritate
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languid
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weak
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melee
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chaos
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mischance
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mishap, bad luck
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misgiving
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To be suspicious, apprehensive, or doubtful.
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morose
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melancholy
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privation
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Lack of the basic necessities or comforts of life.
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recoil
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To shrink back, as in fear or repugnance.
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rue
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To feel regret, remorse, or sorrow for.
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tribulation
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Great affliction, trial, or distress; suffering
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accost
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demand, request
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assent
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to agree
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attest
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to affirm something correct
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concord
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harmony and agreement
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consistent
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Being in agreement with itself
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covet
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desire, envy
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credence
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belief
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fidelity
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Faithfulness to obligations, duties, or observances.
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liaison
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a close bond or connection
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palaver
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a conference, discussion, or conversation
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plaudits
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praise and approval
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solidarity
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a union of interests
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cull
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to select.
to gather, collect to remove rejected members of a group |
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deride
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to speak of or treat with contempt
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derogatory
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belittling
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dissent
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to disagree
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harangue
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a long pompus speech
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imprecation
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a curse
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malediction
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the calling down of a curse. Also, a slander.
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repudiate
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to reject the validity or authority of
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taunt
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to reproach in a mocking manner
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omnipotent
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all powerful or having unlimited power or influence
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arbitrary
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dictitorial or characterized by absolute power.
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vanquish
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to defeat completely (stronger than conquer)
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override
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to dominate, or supress
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constrain
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to restrain or force
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provocation
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irritates or insites anger
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militate
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to have effect or weight on something (military people have large weights)
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embroil
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to get involved in someone else's quarell
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contrive
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to scheme or plan (non material things)
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conduce
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to contribute toward
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ingratiate
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to bring ones self into anothers good graces
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incantation
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spell
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conciliate
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win good will by persuasion or pacify.
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mollify
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to soothe or reduce in intensity
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assuage
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to pacify, calm, satisfy or make less severe
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sufferance
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suffering
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succumb
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to die, or to give way to
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susceptible
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prone to (susceptible to/of)
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