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15 Cards in this Set
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CURTAIL
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shorten, reduce, lessen
SYNONYMS: cut, decrease, disminish |
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TRAVESTY
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ridiculous imitation
SYNONYMS: mockery, joke, parody |
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SCRUPLE
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doubt or uneasiness as to what is right or proper
SYNONYMS: conscience, principle, misgiving,qualm |
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HAVOC
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great destruction or confusion
SYNONYMS: ruin, damage, devastation |
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MENTOR
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wise trusted teacher or counselor
SYNONYMS: instructor, guide, preceptor |
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HAGGARD
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looking worn and tired
SYNONYMS: careworn, weary, fatigue, gaunt |
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UTOPIAN
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characteristics of an ideal society; visionary
SYNONYMS: idealistic, imaginary, impractical,unfeasible |
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MERCURIAL
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changeable; unpredictable, lively
SYNONYMS: unstable, high-spirited, impulsive, erratic |
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DIFFIDENT
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lacking self-confidence; timid; unassertive
SYNONYMS: shy, insecure, timorous |
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HYPOCRISY
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pretending to be what one is not, especially to have feelings, beliefs, or virtues that one does not have
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MONOLOGUE
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long speech by one person
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MONOGAMY
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marriage with only one person at a time
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MONOTONOUS
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tiresome because lacking variety; repetitiously dull
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MONOTHEISM
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doctrine or belief that there is only one God
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MONOPOLY
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total control of a product or service; company that has this total control; exclusive control or possession of anything
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