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18 Cards in this Set
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DESPOTISM
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absolute authority, power or control
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HENPECKED
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brow beaten; bullied; intimidated by one's wife
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FLAGON
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bottle-like container for liquids
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CONSCIENTIOUS
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careful and honest
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TOPOR
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inactive period
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FIDELITY
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accuracy
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SCRUPULOUS
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careful; painstaking
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OBSEQUIOUS
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submissive
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MALLEABLE
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capable of being shaped
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AMIABLE
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agreeable; likeable; friendly
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DAUNTED
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intimidate; dishearten
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PRECIPITATION
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haste; suddenness
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ALACRITY
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cheerful readiness; willingness; liveliness
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REITERATED
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repeated
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DISPUTATIOUS
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debate or discussion
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UNCOUTH
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awkward; clumsy; ungraceful in appearance or form
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AUSTERE/AUSTERITY
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uncompromised; strict; serious in behavior
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IMPUNITY
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immunity; exemption from punishment
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